Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-312v2

veterinarians and advanced practice nurses - Authority to prescribe,

administer or dispense.

A. A physician, podiatrist, optometrist, or a dentist who has

complied with the registration requirements of the Uniform

Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, in good faith and in the course

of such person’s professional practice only, may prescribe and

administer controlled dangerous substances, or may cause the same to

be administered by medical or paramedical personnel acting under the

direction and supervision of the physician, podiatrist, optometrist,

or dentist, and only may dispense controlled dangerous substances

pursuant to the provisions of Sections 355.1 and 355.2 of Title 59

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. A veterinarian who has complied with the registration

requirements of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, in

good faith and in the course of the professional practice of the

veterinarian only, and not for use by a human being, may prescribe,

administer, and dispense controlled dangerous substances and may

cause them to be administered by an assistant or orderly under the

direction and supervision of the veterinarian.

C. An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is recognized to

prescribe by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as a Certified Nurse

Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, or Certified Nurse-Midwife

and who has complied with the registration requirements of the

Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, in good faith and in

the course of professional practice only, may prescribe and

administer Schedule III, IV, and V controlled dangerous substances.

If the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse has not obtained

independent prescriptive authority under Section 1 of this act, he

or she may only prescribe and administer such controlled dangerous

substances under the supervision of a supervising physician in

accordance with the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act and Section 4 of

this act and shall not prescribe or administer any controlled

dangerous substance in a schedule that the supervising physician is

not registered to prescribe and administer.

D. An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is recognized to

order, select, obtain, and administer drugs by the Oklahoma Board of

Nursing as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist pursuant to

Section 353.1b of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes and who has

complied with the registration requirements of the Uniform

Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, in good faith and in the course

of such practitioner’s professional practice only, may order,

select, obtain, and administer Schedules II through V controlled

dangerous substances in a preanesthetic preparation or evaluation;

anesthesia induction, maintenance, or emergence; or postanesthesia

care setting only. A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist may

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order, select, obtain, and administer such drugs only during the

perioperative or periobstetrical period.

E. A physician assistant who is recognized to prescribe by the

State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision under the medical

direction of a supervising physician, pursuant to Section 519.6 of

Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who has complied with the

registration requirements of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous

Substances Act, in good faith and in the course of professional

practice only, may prescribe and administer Schedule II through V

controlled dangerous substances.