SECTION 510:10-4-3. Responsibility of supervising osteopathic physician


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  •   To be eligible to serve as a supervising physician for the advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority, an osteopathic physician shall meet the following criteria:
    (1)   Have possession of a full and unrestricted Oklahoma license to practice osteopathic medicine; with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBNDD) permits.
    (2)   The supervising physician shall be trained and fully qualified in the field of the mid-level practitioners specialty.
    (3)   No physician shall supervise more than four (4) full time equivalent mid-level practitioners regarding their prescriptive authority at any one time. For purposes of this section each "full time equivalent" mid-level practitioner position equals forty (40) hours per week collectively worked by the part-time mid-level practitioner being supervised by the physician.
    (4)   Notwithstanding the provisions for the supervision of four (4) full time equivalent mid-level practitioners above, no physician shall supervise more than a total of four (4) mid-level practitioners.
    (5)   The Board may make an exception to any limit set herein upon request by the physician.
[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 2762, eff 6-25-98; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1771, eff 9-11-16]