California Business and Professions Code

§ 2836.1

BPC § 2836.1 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 2 · Ch. 6 · Art. 8

Statute text

Neither this chapter nor any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a nurse practitioner from furnishing or ordering drugs or devices when all of the following apply:

(a)The drugs or devices are furnished or ordered by a nurse practitioner in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the nurse practitioner and the supervising physician and surgeon when the drugs or devices furnished or ordered are consistent with the practitioner’s educational preparation or for which clinical competency has been established and maintained.

(b)The nurse practitioner is functioning pursuant to standardized procedure, as defined by Section 2725, or protocol. The standardized procedure or protocol shall be developed and approved by the supervising physician and surgeon, the nurse practitioner, and the facility administrator or the designee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 693, Sec. 8. (SB 1109) Effective January 1, 2019.