Formulary Advisory Council.

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A. 1. The rules regarding authorization for a certified registered nurse anesthetist to order, select, obtain and administer drugs, promulgated by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing pursuant to paragraph 10 of Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall provide for establishment of a Formulary Advisory Council to develop and submit to the Board recommendations for an inclusionary formulary that lists drugs or categories of drugs that may be ordered, selected, obtained or administered by certified registered nurse anesthetists authorized by the Board to order, select, obtain and administer drugs.

2. Such Formulary Advisory Council shall also develop and submit to the Board recommendations for practice-specific standards for ordering, selecting, obtaining and administering drugs for a certified registered nurse anesthetist authorized by the Board to order, select, obtain and administer drugs pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

3. The Board shall either accept or reject the recommendations of the Council. No amendments to the recommended inclusionary formulary may be made by the Board without the approval of the Formulary Advisory Council.

B. 1. The Formulary Advisory Council shall be composed of five (5) members as follows:

  • a.two certified registered nurse anesthetists, appointed by the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Anesthetists located in this state,
  • b.two anesthesiologists, appointed by the Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists located in this state, and
  • c.a hospital-based pharmacist appointed by the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association located in this state.

2. All professional members of the Formulary Advisory Council shall be in active clinical practice at least fifty percent (50%) of the time within their defined area of specialty.

3.a.Members of the Formulary Advisory Council shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority for a term of three (3) years. The terms of the members shall be staggered. Members of the Council may serve beyond the expiration of their term of office until a successor is appointed by the original appointing authority. A vacancy on the Council shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by the original appointing authority.

  • b.Members of the Council shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among the membership of the Council. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

C. The Council shall recommend and the Board shall approve and implement an initial inclusionary formulary on or before January 1, 1998. The Council and the Board shall annually review and evaluate the approved inclusionary formulary and shall make any necessary revisions utilizing the same procedures used to develop the initial inclusionary formulary.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 250, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.


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