OAR 851-049-0020: Scope of Practice Standards Related to Communicating a Re-authorization of a Client's Prescription

(1) As identified in Oregon Board of Pharmacy in OAR 855-041, after one year from date of issue, a prescription for a non-controlled substance becomes invalid and must be re-authorized by the prescriber. (2) Prior to an RN or an LPN communicating a prescriber’s re-authorization of a client’s prescription, the nurse must confirm that: (a) The prescriber has authorized the continuing of the medication for the client through a new prescription order; or (b) The prescriber’s plan of care or treatment plan for the client: (A) Identifies the client’s ongoing medication needs; (B) Authorizes ongoing renewal of the prescription for the client; and (C) Identifies exceptions to prescription reauthorization for the client. (3) An RN or an LPN may only communicate a prescriber’s re-authorization of a client’s prescription if: (a) The RN or LPN has complied with subsection (2) of this rule; and (b) Communicating the re-authorization would be consistent with OAR 851-045-0065(9).