ORS 678.372: Rules for clinical nurse specialists.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall adopt rules to implement ORS 678.370, including but not limited to rules establishing: (1) Procedures and requirements for initial issuance and continuation of licensure to act as a clinical nurse specialist, including but not limited to educational requirements; (2) The scope of practice of clinical nurse specialists, including the authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs after approval of an application to do so by the board; (3) Educational requirements for clinical nurse specialists applying for prescriptive authority that include but are not limited to: (a) At least 45 contact hours in pharmacology; and (b) Clinical education in patient management, including pharmacotherapeutics, that is comparable to the requirements for completion of a nurse practitioner program; (4) The amount of any fees necessary for initial issuance and renewal of licensure, initial application for prescriptive authority and renewal of application for prescriptive authority; and (5) Other rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 678.370. [1999 c.498 §3; 2005 c.462 §5; 2019 c.358 §36] (Nurse Practitioners)
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 851-001-0145: Emergency Declaration Response — authority
- 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 851-055-0030: Scope and Standards of Practice for Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists — implements
- OAR 851-055-0030: Scope and Standards of Practice for Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists — 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 851-055-0070: 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 678.370 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.html