An Act relating to the practice of nursing; providing for independent prescriptive authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who meet certain requirements; stating application criteria; specifying duration of authority; providing for application approval, denial, reapplication, fees, and independent prescriptive authority revocation; prescribing certain malpractice insurance requirements; directing promulgation of certain advertising rules; providing certain construction; directing certain boards to make specified information available online; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 353.1, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 288, O.S.L. 2022 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, 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; updating statutory language; 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 Oklahoma Board of Nursing to grant prescriptive authority; directing the Board to promulgate certain rules; clarifying certain educational requirement; requiring the Formulary Advisory Council to develop, update, and publish certain guidelines; modifying references; conforming language; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 567.5a, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 94, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, 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. 2024, Section 2-312), which relates to controlled dangerous substances; conforming language relating to supervision requirement; updating statutory references and language; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
One Reply to “SB 569 (2025)”
Expands the prescribing authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), including Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), without physician oversight.
Rep. Hilbert has introduced a similar bill, HB 2298 (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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