Oklahoma HB2298: Practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; modifying various provisions of the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act, the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, and the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act; effective date.

What the bill says

An Act relating to the practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; stating application criteria; specifying duration of authority; providing for disciplinary action; authorizing certain fee; prescribing certain malpractice insurance requirements; directing promulgation of certain advertising rules; requiring certain disclosure; providing penalties; defining terms; providing eligibility requirements for supervising physicians; requiring specified supervision agreement…

From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:

An Act relating to the practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; stating application criteria; specifying duration of authority; providing for disciplinary action; authorizing certain fee; prescribing certain malpractice insurance requirements; directing promulgation of certain advertising rules; requiring certain disclosure; providing penalties; defining terms; providing eligibility requirements for supervising physicians; requiring specified supervision agreement; authorizing supervision fees subject to certain conditions; requiring certain notices; prohibiting certain fees; directing promulgation of certain rules; providing for disciplinary action; requiring certain reporting; directing online publication of certain list; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.1, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 288, O.S.L. 2022 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 353.1), which relates to definitions used in the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act; modifying and adding definitions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.1a, which relates to prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; modifying prescriptive authority of certain Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; updating statutory language; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.3a, which relates to definitions used in the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; modifying and adding definitions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.4a, which relates to prescriptive authority; specifying authority of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing to grant prescriptive authority; directing the Board to promulgate certain rules; clarifying certain educational requirement; requiring the Formulary Advisory Council to develop, …