ORS 678.370: Clinical nurse specialists; licenses.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall issue a license to act as a clinical nurse specialist to any licensed registered nurse who meets the requirements established by the board pursuant to ORS 678.372. (2) A person may not act as a clinical nurse specialist, use the name, title, designation, initial or abbreviation of clinical nurse specialist or otherwise hold oneself out as a clinical nurse specialist unless the person is licensed as a clinical nurse specialist pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. (3) A licensed clinical nurse specialist is authorized to prescribe drugs for the use of and administration to other persons if approval has been given under ORS 678.390. The authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs shall be included within the scope of practice of licensed clinical nurse specialists as defined by rules of the board. [1999 c.498 §2; 2005 c.462 §4; 2008 c.4 §1; 2019 c.358 §35; 2025 c.124 §15]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 851-031-0008: Competency Requirements — authority
- OAR 851-031-0042: Initial Licensure – APRN — implements
- OAR 851-031-0042: Initial Licensure – APRN — authority
- OAR 851-031-0043: Prescriptive and Dispensing Authority — implements
- OAR 851-031-0048: Renewal of License — authority
- OAR 851-031-0051: License Reinstatement — authority
- OAR 851-031-0052: Exceptions to Rules — implements
- OAR 851-031-0055: Disciplinary Reinstatement — authority
- OAR 851-045-0063: Standards related to the RN who is employed by or contracted with a long-term care facility or in-home care agency. — implements
- OAR 851-045-0064: Standards related to the RN who Provides Nursing Services through their own Business Structure — implements
- OAR 851-055-0000: Purpose of Scope and Standards of Practice — implements
- OAR 851-055-0000: Purpose of Scope and Standards of Practice — authority
- OAR 851-055-0010: Scope and Standards of Practice for All Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses — implements
- OAR 851-055-0010: Scope and Standards of Practice for All Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses — authority
- OAR 851-055-0020: Scope of Practice for Licensed Nurse Practitioners (NP) — implements
- OAR 851-055-0020: Scope of Practice for Licensed Nurse Practitioners (NP) — authority
- OAR 851-055-0040: Scope and Standards of Practice for Licensed Clinical Nurse Specialist — implements
- OAR 851-055-0040: Scope and Standards of Practice for Licensed Clinical Nurse Specialist — authority
- OAR 851-055-0050: Expanding Scope of Practice within OSBN Issued APRN License — implements
- OAR 851-055-0050: Expanding Scope of Practice within OSBN Issued APRN License — authority
- OAR 851-055-0070: Standards for Prescriptive Authority — implements
- OAR 851-055-0070: Standards for Prescriptive Authority — authority
- OAR 851-055-0072: Conduct Derogatory to the Standards of Nursing of Prescriptive or Dispensing Authority — implements
- OAR 851-055-0072: Conduct Derogatory to the Standards of Nursing of Prescriptive or Dispensing Authority — authority
- OAR 851-055-0076: Drug Delivery and Dispensing — implements
- OAR 851-055-0076: Drug Delivery and Dispensing — authority
- OAR 851-055-0078: Rules Relating to Controlled Substances — implements
- OAR 851-055-0078: Rules Relating to Controlled Substances — authority
- OAR 851-055-0080: Office-Based Procedure Care Standards — implements
- OAR 851-055-0080: Office-Based Procedure Care Standards — authority
- OAR 851-055-0090: Special Provisions — implements
- OAR 851-055-0090: Special Provisions — authority
- OAR 853-050-0005: Continuing Education Requirements for Residential Care Administrators — implements
- OAR 853-050-0005: Continuing Education Requirements for Residential Care Administrators — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 678.372 — resolved
- ORS 678.390 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 676.340: Limitations on liability of health practitioners providing health care services without compensation; requirements; exceptions; attorney fees; applicability.
- ORS 678.372: Rules for clinical nurse specialists.
- OAR 333-008-0010: Definitions
- OAR 410-138-0060: Targeted Case Management Program — Provider Requirements
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.html