An Act relating to the practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; providing certain construction; stating application criteria; specifying duration of authority; authorizing supervision by Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with independent prescriptive authority who meets certain requirements; authorizing Oklahoma Board of Nursing to prescribe additional qualifications; providing for application approval, denial, reapplication, fees, and independent prescriptive authority revocation; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.1, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 288, O.S.L. 2022 (59 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 353.1), which relates to definitions used in the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act; modifying and adding definitions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.1a, which relates to prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; modifying prescriptive authority of certain Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.3a, which relates to definitions used in the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act; modifying and adding definitions; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.4a, which relates to prescriptive authority; specifying authority of the Board to grant prescriptive authority; directing the Board to promulgate certain rules; modifying references; conforming language; clarifying certain educational requirement; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.5a, which relates to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license; providing for independent prescriptive authority by endorsement; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-312, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 184, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 2-312), which relates to controlled dangerous substances; conforming language relating to supervision requirement; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
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Expands the prescribing authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), including Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), without physician oversight.
Sen. Stanley has introduced a similar bill, SB 569 (2025), but has key differences:
Similar to Sen. Stanley’s SB 458 (2023), which was vetoed by the Governor during the 2024 session.
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