(a) An advanced practice registered nurse may not prescribe a Schedule I controlled substance as provided in 60A-2-204 of this code.(b) An advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe up to a three-day supply of a Schedule II narcotic as provided in 60A-2-206 of this code: Provided, That an advanced practice registered nurse who is participating in a clinical trial, with institutional review board approval, for the rural expansion of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder may dispense for the time frame of the clinical trial, after registering with the Board of Pharmacy: Provided, however, That this exemption only permits one program to participate once in CTN-0102-XR, which is also the same program as provided for in 60A-9-4 of this code. (c) There are no other limitations on the prescribing authority of an advanced practice registered nurse, except as provided in 16-54-1 et seq. of this code.
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