Utah Code § 58-31b-803

Advanced practice registered nurse prescriptive authority
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(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a licensed advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe or
administer a prescription drug including, a Schedule II-V controlled substance.
(2) A licensed advanced practice registered nurse - certified registered nurse anesthetist in
accordance with Subsection 58-31b-302(2) may prescribe only as follows:
(a) up to a five-day supply of prescription drugs including, Schedule II-V controlled substances
immediately before a procedure performed in a health care facility, as that term is defined in
Section 26B-2-201, a private physician office, or a dental office, if:
(i) the prescribed drug is not ketamine;
(ii) the licensed advanced practice registered nurse - certified registered nurse anesthetist will
participate in the procedure;
(iii) the licensed advanced practice registered nurse - certified registered nurse anesthetist has
established a patient record for the patient receiving the prescription; and
(iv) the prescribed drug is related to the procedure; or
(b) up to a five-day supply of prescription drugs including, Schedule II-V controlled substances
immediately following a procedure performed in a health care facility, as that term is defined
in Section 26B-2-201, a private physician office, or a dental office, if:
(i) the prescribed drug is not ketamine;
(ii) the licensed advanced practice registered nurse - certified registered nurse anesthetist
participated in the procedure;

(iii) the licensed advanced practice registered nurse - certified registered nurse anesthetist has
established a patient record for the patient receiving the prescription; and
(iv) the prescribed drug is related to the procedure.

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