SECTION 435:10-13-2. Eligibility to supervise physician assistants and advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority

(a)   To be eligible to serve as supervising physician for physician assistants and/or advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority, an allopathic physician shall meet the following criteria:

(1)   Have possession of a full and unrestricted Oklahoma medical license with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) permits for any drug on the formulary as defined in the Physician Assistant Practice Act and the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

(2)   The physician shall be in an active clinical practice in which no less than twenty (20) hours per week shall involve direct patient contact.

(3)   The supervising physician shall be trained and fully qualified in the field of the physician assistant's and/or advanced practice nurse's specialty.

(4)   No physician shall supervise more than a total of six (6) physician assistants and/or advanced practice nurses regarding their prescriptive authority. The Board may make an exception to any limit set herein upon request by the physician.

(b)   Proper physician supervision of the advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority is essential. The supervising physician should regularly and routinely review the prescriptive practices and patterns of the advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority. Supervision implies that there is appropriate referral, consultation, and collaboration between the advanced practice nurse and the supervising physician.

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 42, eff 9-10-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2021, eff 5-26-98; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 2000, eff 9-11-20]