(1) Procedures and requirements for initial issuance and continuation of licensure to act as a clinical nurse specialist, including but not limited to educational requirements;
(2) The scope of practice of clinical nurse specialists, including the authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs after approval of an application to do so by the board;
(3) Educational requirements for clinical nurse specialists applying for prescriptive authority that include but are not limited to:
(a) At least 45 contact hours in pharmacology; and
(b) Clinical education in patient management, including pharmacotherapeutics, that is comparable to the requirements for completion of a nurse practitioner program;
(4) The amount of any fees necessary for initial issuance and renewal of licensure, initial application for prescriptive authority and renewal of application for prescriptive authority; and
(5) Other rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 678.370. [1999 c.498 §3; 2005 c.462 §5; 2019 c.358 §36]