Indiana § 25-23-1-19.7 Renewal of prescriptive authority

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-23-1-19.7 — Renewal of prescriptive authority

Indiana § 25-23-1-19.7

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 23NURSES

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

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Ind. Code § 25-23-1-19.7 (2026).

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(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)i

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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.