SECTION 435:15-5-10. Prescriptions

  The following apply to a physician assistant who has been delegated prescriptive authority that has been approved by the board:

(1)   A prescription or order for medical supplies and ancillary services issued by a physician assistant may be written, electronic, or oral.

(2)   Prescriptions for Schedules III, IV and V drugs may be issued for up to a 30-day supply with no refills. In order for a physician assistant to prescribe a controlled substance, the physician assistant must be currently registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.

(3)   A physician assistant may write an order for a Schedule II drug for immediate or ongoing administration on site. For the purposes of this provision, as well as 59 O.S. § 519.6(D), "on-site" shall mean a:

(A)   hospital,

(B)   emergency room,

(C)   surgicenter licensed by the department of health, or

(D)   medical clinics or offices.

(E)   state-owned Veterans Administration long-term care facilities with an in-house pharmacy.

(4)   A physician assistant may not dispense drugs but may request, receive, and sign for professional samples and may distribute professional samples to patients.

[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1577, eff 4-27-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 4377, eff 7-27-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2331, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2022, eff 5-26-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 378, eff 10-6-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1214, eff 5-14-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2303, eff 6-28-02; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 946, eff 8-26-16]