Indiana § 25-23-1-19.5 Advanced practice registered nurses; authority to prescribe drugs

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-23-1-19.5 — Advanced practice registered nurses; authority to prescribe drugs

Indiana § 25-23-1-19.5

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 23NURSES

Ch. 1Licensing of Nurses; Creation of Board; Education

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Ind. Code § 25-23-1-19.5 (2026).

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5.

(a)This section does not apply to certified registered nurse anesthetists.

(b)The board shall establish a program under which advanced practice registered nurses who meet the requirements established by the board are authorized to prescribe drugs, including controlled substances (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7) in accordance with IC 25-1-9.3.

(c)The authority granted by the board under this section:

(1)expires on October 31 of the odd-numbered year following the year the authority was granted or renewed; and

(2)is subject to renewal indefinitely for successive periods of two

(2)years.

(d)The rules adopted under section 7 of this chapter concerning the authority of advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe drugs must do the following:

(1)Require an advanced practice register

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5. (a) This section does not apply to
certified registered nurse anesthetists.
(b) The board shall establish a program under which advanced
practice registered nurses who meet the requirements established by
the board are authorized to prescribe drugs, including controlled
substances (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7) in accordance with IC 25-1-9.3.
(c) The authority granted by the board under this section:
(1) expires on October 31 of the odd-numbered year following the
year the authority was granted or renewed; and
(2) is subject to renewal indefinitely for successive periods of two
(2) years.
(d) The rules adopted under section 7 of this chapter concerning the
authority of advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe drugs
must do the following:
(1) Require an advanced practice registered nurse or a prospective
advanced practice registered nurse who seeks the authority to
submit an application to the board.
(2) Require an applicant to satisfy the following as a prerequisite
to the initial granting of the authority:
(A) Meet all the qualifications for licensure as a registered
nurse under this article.
(B) Successfully complete:
(i) education requirements determined by the board to be
appropriate to the advanced practice registered nurse's role;
and
(ii) a graduate level course in pharmacology providing at
least two (2) semester hours of academic credit.
(C) Either:
(i) provide documentation, as requested by the board, that the
applicant has graduated before December 31, 1997, from an
advanced, organized formal education program appropriate
to the practice and that is acceptable to the board; or
(ii) complete a graduate, postgraduate, or doctoral advanced
practice registered nurse program from an accredited college
or university.
(3) Establish requirements for an advanced practice registered
nurse to comply with national certification or the certification's
equivalence, including a portfolio equivalence, appropriate to the
advanced practice registered nurse's role.
(4) Require, as a condition of the renewal of the authority, the
completion by the advanced practice registered nurse of the
continuing education requirements set out in section 19.7 of this
chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.185-1993, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.83-2000, SEC.1; P.L.58-2014, SEC.9; P.L.129-2018, SEC.31; P.L.28-2019, SEC.13; P.L.9-2022, SEC.47; P.L.186-2025, SEC.139.