Full Text of SB2255 97th General Assembly
SB2255 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB2255 Introduced 2/15/2011, by Sen. William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 65/65-40 |
was 225 ILCS 65/15-20 |
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Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a collaborating
physician or podiatrist may, but is not required to, delegate
prescriptive authority to an advanced practice
nurse as part of a written collaborative agreement of Schedule II (instead of III) through V controlled substances. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 65-40 as follows:
| 6 | | (225 ILCS 65/65-40)
(was 225 ILCS 65/15-20)
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
| 8 | | Sec. 65-40. Prescriptive authority.
| 9 | | (a) A collaborating
physician or podiatrist may, but is not | 10 | | required to, delegate
prescriptive authority to an advanced | 11 | | practice
nurse as part of a written collaborative agreement. | 12 | | This authority may, but is
not required to, include
| 13 | | prescription of, selection of, orders for, administration of, | 14 | | storage of, acceptance of samples of, and dispensing over the | 15 | | counter medications, legend drugs, medical gases, and | 16 | | controlled
substances categorized as
any Schedule II III | 17 | | through V controlled substances, as defined in Article II of | 18 | | the
Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and other | 19 | | preparations, including, but not limited to, botanical and | 20 | | herbal remedies. The collaborating physician or podiatrist | 21 | | must have a valid current Illinois controlled substance license | 22 | | and federal registration to delegate authority to prescribe | 23 | | delegated controlled substances.
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| 1 | | (b) To prescribe controlled
substances under this Section, | 2 | | an advanced practice
nurse must obtain a mid-level practitioner | 3 | | controlled substance license.
Medication orders shall be
| 4 | | reviewed
periodically by the collaborating physician or | 5 | | podiatrist.
| 6 | | (c) The collaborating physician or podiatrist shall file | 7 | | with the
Department notice of delegation of prescriptive | 8 | | authority
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termination of such delegation, in accordance | 9 | | with rules of the Department.
Upon receipt of this notice | 10 | | delegating authority to prescribe any Schedule III through V | 11 | | controlled substances, the licensed advanced practice nurse | 12 | | shall be
eligible to register for a mid-level practitioner | 13 | | controlled substance license
under Section 303.05 of the | 14 | | Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
| 15 | | (d) (Blank). In addition to the requirements of subsections | 16 | | (a), (b), and (c) of this Section, a collaborating physician | 17 | | may, but is not required to, delegate authority to an advanced | 18 | | practice nurse to prescribe any Schedule II controlled | 19 | | substances, if all of the following conditions apply: | 20 | | (1) No more than 5 Schedule II controlled substances by | 21 | | oral dosage may be delegated. | 22 | | (2) Any delegation must be controlled substances that | 23 | | the collaborating physician prescribes. | 24 | | (3) Any prescription must be limited to no more than a | 25 | | 30-day oral dosage, with any continuation authorized only | 26 | | after prior approval of the collaborating physician. |
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| 1 | | (4) The advanced practice nurse must discuss the | 2 | | condition of any patients for whom a controlled substance | 3 | | is prescribed monthly with the delegating physician. | 4 | | (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the | 5 | | delegation of tasks
or duties by a physician to a licensed | 6 | | practical nurse, a registered
professional nurse, or other | 7 | | persons.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07; 96-189, eff. 8-10-09.)
| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 | | becoming law.
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