CHAPTER 195
(HB 1037)
Prescription of schedule II controlled drugs limited.
ENTITLED, An Act to
revise certain provisions related to the prescription of schedule II
controlled drugs by physician assistants, certified nurse practitioners, and certified nurse
midwives.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That subdivision (3) of
§
36-4A-22
be amended to read as follows:
(3)
Make a tentative medical diagnosis and institute therapy or referral; prescribe
medications and provide drug samples or a limited supply of labeled medications,
including controlled drugs or substances listed on Schedule II in chapter 34-20B for one
period of not more than
forty-eight hours
thirty days
, for symptoms and temporary pain
relief; treat common childhood diseases; to assist in the follow-up treatment of geriatric
and psychiatric disorders referred by the physicians. Medications or sample drugs
provided to patients shall be accompanied with written administration instructions and
appropriate documentation shall be entered in the patient's medical record;
Section
2.
That subdivision (2) of
§
36-9A-12
be amended to read as follows:
(2)
The prescription of medications and provision of drug samples or a limited supply of
labeled medications, including controlled drugs or substances listed on Schedule II in
chapter 34-20B for one period of not more than
forty-eight hours
thirty days
, for
treatment of causative factors and symptoms. Medications or sample drugs provided to
patients shall be accompanied with written administration instructions and appropriate
documentation shall be entered in the patient's medical record;
Section
3.
That subdivision (4) of
§
36-9A-13
be amended to read as follows:
(4)
Prescription of appropriate medications and provision of drug samples or a limited
supply of appropriate labeled medications for individuals under the nurse midwife's care
pursuant to the scope of practice defined in this section, including controlled drugs or
substances listed on Schedule II in chapter 34-20B for one period of not more than
forty-eight hours
thirty days
. Medications or sample drugs provided to patients shall be
accompanied with written administration instructions and appropriate documentation
shall be entered in the patient's medical record.
Signed February 14, 2006