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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.327
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECASTEEL.
55 0987H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections195.070and334.104,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
88 relatingtotheprescriptiveauthorityofadvancedpracticeregisterednurses.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections195.070and334.104,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
1111 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections195.070and334.104,toreadasfollows:
1212 195.070.1.Aphysician,podiatrist,dentist,aregisteredoptometristcertifiedto
1313 2administerpharmaceuticalagentsasprovidedinsection336.220,oranassistantphysicianin
1414 3accordancewithsection334.037oraphysicianassistantinaccordancewithsection334.747
1515 4ingoodfaithandinthecourseofhisorherprofessionalpracticeonly,mayprescribe,
1616 5administer,anddispensecontrolledsubstancesorheorshemaycausethesametobe
1717 6administeredordispensedbyanindividualasauthorizedbystatute.
1818 7 2.Anadvancedpracticeregisterednurse,asdefinedinsection335.016,butnota
1919 8certifiedregisterednurseanesthetistasdefinedinsubdivision(8)ofsection335.016,who
2020 9holdsacertificateofcontrolledsubstanceprescriptiveauthorityfromtheboardofnursing
2121 10undersection335.019andwhoisdelegatedtheauthoritytoprescribecontrolledsubstances
2222 11underacollaborativepracticearrangementundersection334.104mayprescribeany
2323 12controlledsubstanceslistedinSchedulesIII,IV,andVofsection195.017,andmayhave
2424 13restrictedauthorityinScheduleII.PrescriptionsforScheduleIImedicationsprescribedbyan
2525 14advancedpracticeregisterednursewhohasacertificateofcontrolledsubstanceprescriptive
2626 15authorityarerestrictedtoonlythosemedicationscontaininghydrocodone[and],ScheduleII
2727 16controlledsubstancesforhospicepatients, andScheduleIIbenzodiazepinesandstimulants
2828 17pursuanttotheprovisionsofsection334.104.However,nosuchcertifiedadvancedpractice
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18registerednurseshallprescribecontrolledsubstanceforhisorherownselforfamily.
3131 19ScheduleIIInarcoticcontrolledsubstanceandScheduleII-hydrocodoneprescriptionsshall
3232 20belimitedtoaonehundredtwenty-hoursupplywithoutrefill.
3333 21 3.Aveterinarian,ingoodfaithandinthecourseoftheveterinarian'sprofessional
3434 22practiceonly,andnotforusebyahumanbeing,mayprescribe,administer,anddispense
3535 23controlledsubstancesandtheveterinarianmaycausethemtobeadministeredbyanassistant
3636 24ororderlyunderhisorherdirectionandsupervision.
3737 25 4.Apractitionershallnotacceptanyportionofacontrolledsubstanceunusedbya
3838 26patient,foranyreason,ifsuchpractitionerdidnotoriginallydispensethedrug,except:
3939 27 (1)Whenthecontrolledsubstanceisdeliveredtothepractitionertoadministertothe
4040 28patientforwhomthemedicationisprescribedasauthorizedbyfederallaw.Practitioners
4141 29shallmaintainrecordsandsecurethemedicationasrequiredbythischapterandregulations
4242 30promulgatedpursuanttothischapter;or
4343 31 (2)Asprovidedinsection195.265.
4444 32 5.Anindividualpractitionershallnotprescribeordispenseacontrolledsubstancefor
4545 33suchpractitioner'spersonaluseexceptinamedicalemergency.
4646 334.104.1.Aphysicianmayenterintocollaborativepracticearrangementswith
4747 2registeredprofessionalnurses.Collaborativepracticearrangementsshallbeintheformof
4848 3writtenagreements,jointlyagreed-uponprotocols,orstandingordersforthedeliveryof
4949 4healthcareservices.Collaborativepracticearrangements,whichshallbeinwriting,may
5050 5delegatetoaregisteredprofessionalnursetheauthoritytoadministerordispensedrugsand
5151 6providetreatmentaslongasthedeliveryofsuchhealthcareservicesiswithinthescopeof
5252 7practiceoftheregisteredprofessionalnurseandisconsistentwiththatnurse'sskill,training
5353 8andcompetence.
5454 9 2.(1)Collaborativepracticearrangements,whichshallbeinwriting,maydelegateto
5555 10aregisteredprofessionalnursetheauthoritytoadminister,dispenseorprescribedrugsand
5656 11providetreatmentiftheregisteredprofessionalnurseisanadvancedpracticeregisterednurse
5757 12asdefinedinsubdivision(2)ofsection335.016.Collaborativepracticearrangementsmay
5858 13delegatetoanadvancedpracticeregisterednurse,asdefinedinsection335.016,theauthority
5959 14toadminister,dispense,orprescribecontrolledsubstanceslistedinSchedulesIII,IV,andVof
6060 15section195.017[, and];ScheduleII-hydrocodone; andScheduleIIbenzodiazepinesand
6161 16stimulants; exceptthat,thecollaborativepracticearrangementshallnotdelegatethe
6262 17authoritytoadministeranycontrolledsubstanceslistedinSchedulesIII,IV,andVofsection
6363 18195.017[, or];ScheduleII-hydrocodone; orScheduleIIbenzodiazepinesorstimulantsfor
6464 19thepurposeofinducingsedationorgeneralanesthesiafortherapeutic,diagnostic,orsurgical
6565 20procedures.ScheduleIIInarcoticcontrolledsubstanceandScheduleII-hydrocodone
6666 21prescriptionsshallbelimitedtoaonehundredtwenty-hoursupplywithoutrefill.
6767 HB327 2 22 (2)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionofthissectiontothecontrary,acollaborative
6868 23practicearrangementmaydelegatetoanadvancedpracticeregisterednursetheauthorityto
6969 24administer,dispense,orprescribeScheduleIIcontrolledsubstancesforhospicepatients;
7070 25provided,thattheadvancedpracticeregisterednurseisemployedbyahospiceprovider
7171 26certifiedpursuanttochapter197andtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurseisprovidingcare
7272 27tohospicepatientspursuanttoacollaborativepracticearrangementthatdesignatesthe
7373 28certifiedhospiceasalocationwheretheadvancedpracticeregisterednurseisauthorizedto
7474 29practiceandprescribe.
7575 30 (3)Suchcollaborativepracticearrangementsshallbeintheformofwritten
7676 31agreements,jointlyagreed-uponprotocolsorstandingordersforthedeliveryofhealthcare
7777 32services.
7878 33 (4)Anadvancedpracticeregisterednursemayprescribebuprenorphineforuptoa
7979 34thirty-daysupplywithoutrefillforpatientsreceivingmedication-assistedtreatmentfor
8080 35substanceusedisordersunderthedirectionofthecollaboratingphysician.
8181 36 3.Thewrittencollaborativepracticearrangementshallcontainatleastthefollowing
8282 37provisions:
8383 38 (1)Completenames,homeandbusinessaddresses,zipcodes,andtelephonenumbers
8484 39ofthecollaboratingphysicianandtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse;
8585 40 (2)Alistofallotherofficesorlocationsbesidesthoselistedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
8686 41subsectionwherethecollaboratingphysicianauthorizedtheadvancedpracticeregistered
8787 42nursetoprescribe;
8888 43 (3)Arequirementthatthereshallbepostedateveryofficewheretheadvanced
8989 44practiceregisterednurseisauthorizedtoprescribe,incollaborationwithaphysician,a
9090 45prominentlydisplayeddisclosurestatementinformingpatientsthattheymaybeseenbyan
9191 46advancedpracticeregisterednurseandhavetherighttoseethecollaboratingphysician;
9292 47 (4)Allspecialtyorboardcertificationsofthecollaboratingphysicianandall
9393 48certificationsoftheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse;
9494 49 (5)Themannerofcollaborationbetweenthecollaboratingphysicianandthe
9595 50advancedpracticeregisterednurse,includinghowthecollaboratingphysicianandthe
9696 51advancedpracticeregisterednursewill:
9797 52 (a)Engageincollaborativepracticeconsistentwitheachprofessional'sskill,training,
9898 53education,andcompetence;
9999 54 (b)Maintaingeographicproximity,exceptasspecifiedinthisparagraph.The
100100 55followingprovisionsshallapplywithrespecttothisrequirement:
101101 56 a.UntilAugust28,2025,anadvancedpracticeregisterednurseprovidingservicesin
102102 57acorrectionalcenter,asdefinedinsection217.010,andhisorhercollaboratingphysician
103103 58shallsatisfythegeographicproximityrequirementiftheypracticewithintwohundredmiles
104104 HB327 3 59byroadofoneanother.Anincarceratedpatientwhorequestsorrequiresaphysician
105105 60consultationshallbetreatedbyaphysicianassoonasappropriate;
106106 61 b.Thecollaborativepracticearrangementmayallowforgeographicproximitytobe
107107 62waivedforamaximumoftwenty-eightdayspercalendaryearforruralhealthclinicsas
108108 63definedbyPub.L.95-210(42U.S.C.Section1395x,asamended),aslongasthecollaborative
109109 64practicearrangementincludesalternativeplansasrequiredinparagraph(c)ofthis
110110 65subdivision.Thisexceptiontogeographicproximityshallapplyonlytoindependentrural
111111 66healthclinics,provider-basedruralhealthclinicswheretheproviderisacriticalaccess
112112 67hospitalasprovidedin42U.S.C.Section1395i-4,andprovider-basedruralhealthclinics
113113 68wherethemainlocationofthehospitalsponsorisgreaterthanfiftymilesfromtheclinic;
114114 69 c.Thecollaborativepracticearrangementmayallowforgeographicproximitytobe
115115 70waivedwhenthearrangementoutlinestheuseoftelehealth,asdefinedinsection191.1145;
116116 71 d.Inadditiontothewaiversandexemptionsprovidedinthissubsection,an
117117 72applicationforawaiverforanyotherreasonofanyapplicablegeographicproximityshallbe
118118 73availableifaphysicianiscollaboratingwithanadvancedpracticeregisterednurseinexcess
119119 74ofanygeographicproximitylimit.Theboardofnursingandthestateboardofregistration
120120 75forthehealingartsshallrevieweachapplicationforawaiverofgeographicproximityand
121121 76approvetheapplicationiftheboardsdeterminethatadequatesupervisionexistsbetweenthe
122122 77collaboratingphysicianandtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse.Theboardsshallhave
123123 78forty-fivecalendardaystoreviewthecompletedapplicationforthewaiverofgeographic
124124 79proximity.Ifnoactionistakenbytheboardswithinforty-fivedaysafterthesubmissionof
125125 80theapplicationforawaiver,thentheapplicationshallbedeemedapproved.Iftheapplication
126126 81isdeniedbytheboards,theprovisionsofsection536.063forcontestedcasesshallapplyand
127127 82governproceedingsforappellatepurposes;and
128128 83 e.Thecollaboratingphysicianisrequiredtomaintaindocumentationrelatedtothis
129129 84requirementandtopresentittothestateboardofregistrationforthehealingartswhen
130130 85requested;and
131131 86 (c)Providecoverageduringabsence,incapacity,infirmity,oremergencybythe
132132 87collaboratingphysician;
133133 88 (6)Adescriptionoftheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse'scontrolledsubstance
134134 89prescriptiveauthorityincollaborationwiththephysician,includingalistofthecontrolled
135135 90substancesthephysicianauthorizesthenursetoprescribeanddocumentationthatitis
136136 91consistentwitheachprofessional'seducation,knowledge,skill,andcompetence;
137137 92 (7)Alistofallotherwrittenpracticeagreementsofthecollaboratingphysicianand
138138 93theadvancedpracticeregisterednurse;
139139 94 (8)Thedurationofthewrittenpracticeagreementbetweenthecollaborating
140140 95physicianandtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse;
141141 HB327 4 96 (9)Adescriptionofthetimeandmannerofthecollaboratingphysician'sreviewof
142142 97theadvancedpracticeregisterednurse'sdeliveryofhealthcareservices.Thedescriptionshall
143143 98includeprovisionsthattheadvancedpracticeregisterednurseshallsubmitaminimumoften
144144 99percentofthechartsdocumentingtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse'sdeliveryofhealth
145145 100careservicestothecollaboratingphysicianforreviewbythecollaboratingphysician,orany
146146 101otherphysiciandesignatedinthecollaborativepracticearrangement,everyfourteendays;
147147 102 (10)Thecollaboratingphysician,oranyotherphysiciandesignatedinthe
148148 103collaborativepracticearrangement,shallrevieweveryfourteendaysaminimumoftwenty
149149 104percentofthechartsinwhichtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurseprescribescontrolled
150150 105substances.Thechartsreviewedunderthissubdivisionmaybecountedinthenumberof
151151 106chartsrequiredtobereviewedundersubdivision(9)ofthissubsection;and
152152 107 (11)Ifacollaborativepracticearrangementisusedinclinicalsituationswherea
153153 108collaboratingadvancedpracticeregisterednurseprovideshealthcareservicesthatincludethe
154154 109diagnosisandinitiationoftreatmentforacutelyorchronicallyillorinjuredpersons,thenthe
155155 110collaboratingphysicianoranyotherphysiciandesignatedinthecollaborativepractice
156156 111arrangementshallbepresentforsufficientperiodsoftime,atleastonceeverytwoweeks,
157157 112exceptinextraordinarycircumstancesthatshallbedocumented,toparticipateinachart
158158 113reviewandtoprovidenecessarymedicaldirection,medicalservices,consultations,and
159159 114supervisionofthehealthcarestaff.
160160 115 4.Thestateboardofregistrationforthehealingartspursuanttosection334.125and
161161 116theboardofnursingpursuanttosection335.036mayjointlypromulgaterulesregulatingthe
162162 117useofcollaborativepracticearrangements.Suchrulesshallbelimitedtothemethodsof
163163 118treatmentthatmaybecoveredbycollaborativepracticearrangementsandtherequirements
164164 119forreviewofservicesprovidedpursuanttocollaborativepracticearrangementsincluding
165165 120delegatingauthoritytoprescribecontrolledsubstances.Anyrulesrelatingtogeographic
166166 121proximityshallallowacollaboratingphysicianandacollaboratingadvancedpractice
167167 122registerednursetopracticewithintwohundredmilesbyroadofoneanotheruntilAugust28,
168168 1232025,ifthenurseisprovidingservicesinacorrectionalcenter,asdefinedinsection217.010.
169169 124Anyrulesrelatingtodispensingordistributionofmedicationsordevicesbyprescriptionor
170170 125prescriptiondrugordersunderthissectionshallbesubjecttotheapprovalofthestateboard
171171 126ofpharmacy.Anyrulesrelatingtodispensingordistributionofcontrolledsubstancesby
172172 127prescriptionorprescriptiondrugordersunderthissectionshallbesubjecttotheapprovalof
173173 128thedepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesandthestateboardofpharmacy.Inordertotake
174174 129effect,suchrulesshallbeapprovedbyamajorityvoteofaquorumofeachboard.Neitherthe
175175 130stateboardofregistrationforthehealingartsnortheboardofnursingmayseparately
176176 131promulgaterulesrelatingtocollaborativepracticearrangements.Suchjointlypromulgated
177177 132rulesshallbeconsistentwithguidelinesforfederallyfundedclinics.Therulemaking
178178 HB327 5 133authoritygrantedinthissubsectionshallnotextendtocollaborativepracticearrangementsof
179179 134hospitalemployeesprovidinginpatientcarewithinhospitalsasdefinedpursuanttochapter
180180 135197orpopulation-basedpublichealthservicesasdefinedby20CSR2150-5.100asofApril
181181 13630,2008.
182182 137 5.Thestateboardofregistrationforthehealingartsshallnotdeny,revoke,suspend
183183 138orotherwisetakedisciplinaryactionagainstaphysicianforhealthcareservicesdelegatedtoa
184184 139registeredprofessionalnurseprovidedtheprovisionsofthissectionandtherules
185185 140promulgatedthereunderaresatisfied.Uponthewrittenrequestofaphysiciansubjecttoa
186186 141disciplinaryactionimposedasaresultofanagreementbetweenaphysicianandaregistered
187187 142professionalnurseorregisteredphysicianassistant,whetherwrittenornot,priortoAugust
188188 14328,1993,allrecordsofsuchdisciplinarylicensureactionandallrecordspertainingtothe
189189 144filing,investigationorreviewofanallegedviolationofthischapterincurredasaresultof
190190 145suchanagreementshallberemovedfromtherecordsofthestateboardofregistrationforthe
191191 146healingartsandthedivisionofprofessionalregistrationandshallnotbedisclosedtoany
192192 147publicorprivateentityseekingsuchinformationfromtheboardorthedivision.Thestate
193193 148boardofregistrationforthehealingartsshalltakeactiontocorrectreportsofalleged
194194 149violationsanddisciplinaryactionsasdescribedinthissectionwhichhavebeensubmittedto
195195 150theNationalPractitionerDataBank.Insubsequentapplicationsorrepresentationsrelatingto
196196 151hisorhermedicalpractice,aphysiciancompletingformsordocumentsshallnotberequired
197197 152toreportanyactionsofthestateboardofregistrationforthehealingartsforwhichthe
198198 153recordsaresubjecttoremovalunderthissection.
199199 154 6.Withinthirtydaysofanychangeandoneachrenewal,thestateboardof
200200 155registrationforthehealingartsshallrequireeveryphysiciantoidentifywhetherthephysician
201201 156isengagedinanycollaborativepracticearrangement,includingcollaborativepractice
202202 157arrangementsdelegatingtheauthoritytoprescribecontrolledsubstances,orphysician
203203 158assistantcollaborativepracticearrangementandalsoreporttotheboardthenameofeach
204204 159licensedprofessionalwithwhomthephysicianhasenteredintosucharrangement.Theboard
205205 160shallmakethisinformationavailabletothepublic.Theboardshalltrackthereported
206206 161informationandmayroutinelyconductrandomreviewsofsucharrangementstoensurethat
207207 162arrangementsarecarriedoutforcomplianceunderthischapter.
208208 163 7.Notwithstandinganylawtothecontrary,acertifiedregisterednurseanesthetistas
209209 164definedinsubdivision(8)ofsection335.016shallbepermittedtoprovideanesthesiaservices
210210 165withoutacollaborativepracticearrangementprovidedthatheorsheisunderthesupervision
211211 166ofananesthesiologistorotherphysician,dentist,orpodiatristwhoisimmediatelyavailableif
212212 167needed.Nothinginthissubsectionshallbeconstruedtoprohibitorpreventacertified
213213 168registerednurseanesthetistasdefinedinsubdivision(8)ofsection335.016fromenteringinto
214214 169acollaborativepracticearrangementunderthissection,exceptthatthecollaborativepractice
215215 HB327 6 170arrangementmaynotdelegatetheauthoritytoprescribeanycontrolledsubstanceslistedin
216216 171SchedulesIII,IV,andVofsection195.017[, or];ScheduleII-hydrocodone; orScheduleII
217217 172benzodiazepinesorstimulants.
218218 173 8.Acollaboratingphysicianshallnotenterintoacollaborativepracticearrangement
219219 174withmorethansixfull-timeequivalentadvancedpracticeregisterednurses,full-time
220220 175equivalentlicensedphysicianassistants,orfull-timeequivalentassistantphysicians,orany
221221 176combinationthereof.Thislimitationshallnotapplytocollaborativearrangementsofhospital
222222 177employeesprovidinginpatientcareserviceinhospitalsasdefinedinchapter197or
223223 178population-basedpublichealthservicesasdefinedby20CSR2150-5.100asofApril30,
224224 1792008,ortoacertifiedregisterednurseanesthetistprovidinganesthesiaservicesunderthe
225225 180supervisionofananesthesiologistorotherphysician,dentist,orpodiatristwhoisimmediately
226226 181availableifneededassetoutinsubsection7ofthissection.
227227 182 9.Itistheresponsibilityofthecollaboratingphysiciantodetermineanddocument
228228 183thecompletionofatleastaone-monthperiodoftimeduringwhichtheadvancedpractice
229229 184registerednurseshallpracticewiththecollaboratingphysiciancontinuouslypresentbefore
230230 185practicinginasettingwherethecollaboratingphysicianisnotcontinuouslypresent.This
231231 186limitationshallnotapplytocollaborativearrangementsofprovidersofpopulation-based
232232 187publichealthservices,asdefinedby20CSR2150-5.100asofApril30,2008,orto
233233 188collaborativepracticearrangementsbetweenaprimarycarephysicianandaprimarycare
234234 189advancedpracticeregisterednurseorabehavioralhealthphysicianandabehavioralhealth
235235 190advancedpracticeregisterednurse,wherethecollaboratingphysicianisnewtoapatient
236236 191populationtowhichtheadvancedpracticeregisterednurseisfamiliar.
237237 192 10.Noagreementmadeunderthissectionshallsupersedecurrenthospitallicensing
238238 193regulationsgoverninghospitalmedicationordersunderprotocolsorstandingordersforthe
239239 194purposeofdeliveringinpatientoremergencycarewithinahospitalasdefinedinsection
240240 195197.020ifsuchprotocolsorstandingordershavebeenapprovedbythehospital'smedical
241241 196staffandpharmaceuticaltherapeuticscommittee.
242242 197 11.Nocontractorothertermofemploymentshallrequireaphysiciantoactasa
243243 198collaboratingphysicianforanadvancedpracticeregisterednurseagainstthephysician'swill.
244244 199Aphysicianshallhavetherighttorefusetoactasacollaboratingphysician,withoutpenalty,
245245 200foraparticularadvancedpracticeregisterednurse.Nocontractorotheragreementshalllimit
246246 201thecollaboratingphysician'sultimateauthorityoveranyprotocolsorstandingordersorinthe
247247 202delegationofthephysician'sauthoritytoanyadvancedpracticeregisterednurse,butthis
248248 203requirementshallnotauthorizeaphysicianinimplementingsuchprotocols,standingorders,
249249 204ordelegationtoviolateapplicablestandardsforsafemedicalpracticeestablishedbyhospital's
250250 205medicalstaff.
251251 HB327 7 206 12.Nocontractorothertermofemploymentshallrequireanyadvancedpractice
252252 207registerednursetoserveasacollaboratingadvancedpracticeregisterednurseforany
253253 208collaboratingphysicianagainsttheadvancedpracticeregisterednurse'swill.Anadvanced
254254 209practiceregisterednurseshallhavetherighttorefusetocollaborate,withoutpenalty,witha
255255 210particularphysician.
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257257 HB327 8