Indiana § 25-23-1-19.7 - Renewal of prescriptive authority
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§ 25-23-1-19.7. Renewal of prescriptive authority
Sec. 19.7. (a) This subsection applies to an applicant for renewal who has never received a renewal of prescriptive authority under section 19.5 of this chapter and whose prescriptive authority has never lapsed. If the applicant was initially granted prescriptive authority:
(1) less than twelve (12) months before the expiration date of the prescriptive authority, no continuing education is required; or
(2) at least twelve (12) months before the expiration date of the prescriptive authority, the applicant shall, subject to IC 25-1-4-3, attest to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least fifteen (15) contact hours of continuing education. The hours must:
(A) be completed after the prescriptive authority was granted and before the expiration of the prescriptive authority;
(B) include at least four (4) contact hours of pharmacology; and
(C) be approved by a nationally approved sponsor of continuing education for nurses, approved by the board, and listed by the Indiana professional licensing agency as approved hours.
(b) This subsection applies to an applicant for renewal of prescriptive authority under section 19.5 of this chapter who is not described in subsection (a). The applicant shall, subject to IC 25-1-4-3, attest to the board that the applicant has successfully completed at least thirty (30) contact hours of continuing education. The hours must:
(1) be completed within the two (2) years immediately preceding the renewal;
(2) include at least eight (8) contact hours of pharmacology; and
(3) be approved by a nationally approved sponsor of continuing education for nurses, be approved by the board, and be listed by the Indiana professional licensing agency as approved hours.
(c) An applicant for renewal of prescriptive authority under this section must maintain national certification or certification equivalence, as required by section 19.5(d) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.83-2000, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.269-2001, SEC.18; P.L.1-2006, SEC.452; P.L.129-2018, SEC.33.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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