Prescriptive authority

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  1. (a)

    1. (1) A physician who is supervising a graduate registered physician may delegate prescriptive authority to a graduate registered physician to include prescribing, ordering, and administering Schedules III-V controlled substances as described in the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, § 5-64-101 et seq., and 21 C.F.R. Part 1300, all legend drugs, and all nonschedule prescription medications and medical devices.

    2. (2) All prescriptions and orders issued by a graduate registered physician also shall identify his or her supervising physician.

  2. (b) A graduate registered physician's level of prescriptive authority shall not exceed the authority of the supervising physician.

  3. (c) A graduate registered physician who prescribes controlled substances shall register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Mid-Level Practitioner Registry, 21 C.F.R. Part 1300, 58 F.R. 31171-31175, and the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.


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