4730.46 Eligibility for provisional period of prescriptive authority.
(A) To be eligible to participate in the provisional period of physician-delegated prescriptive authority required by section 4730.45 of the Revised Code, both of the following apply:
(1) The physician assistant shall meet the educational requirements specified in division (B)(1) of this section or the educational and clinical experience requirements specified in division (B)(2) of this section.
(2) The physician assistant shall successfully complete the pharmacology instruction specified in division (C) of this section.
(B)(1) For purposes of division (A)(1) of this section, a physician assistant shall meet either of the following educational requirements unless division (B)(2) of this section applies:
(a) The physician assistant shall hold a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the state medical board.
(b) The physician assistant shall hold a degree other than a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a school or program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board and shall hold a master’s or higher degree in a course of study with clinical relevance to the practice of physician assistants that was obtained from a program accredited by a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the council for higher education accreditation.
(2) Until two years after the effective date of the initial rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code, a physician assistant who does not hold a master’s or higher degree as specified in division (B)(1) of this section is eligible to participate in a provisional period if both of the following apply:
(a) The physician assistant holds a degree other than a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board.
(b) The physician assistant has obtained not less than ten years of clinical experience as a physician assistant in this state or another jurisdiction, three years of which were obtained in the five-year period immediately preceding the date the evidence is submitted to the supervising physician.
(C) For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, all of the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The pharmacology instruction shall be completed not longer than three years prior to applying for the certificate to prescribe.
(2) The instruction shall be obtained through a course of study consisting of planned classroom or continued education and clinical study that meets either of the following conditions:
(a) It is accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board.
(b) It is approved by the board in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code.
(3) The content of the instruction shall include all of the following:
(a) A minimum of thirty contact hours of training in pharmacology that includes pharmacokinetic principles and clinical application and the use of drugs and therapeutic devices in the prevention of illness and maintenance of health;
(b) A minimum of twenty contact hours of clinical training in pharmacology;
(c) A minimum of fifteen contact hours including training in the fiscal and ethical implications of prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices and training in the state and federal laws that apply to the authority to prescribe;
(d) Any additional training required pursuant to rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code.
4730.46 Eligibility for provisional period of prescriptive authority.
(A) To be eligible to participate in the provisional period of physician-delegated prescriptive authority required by section 4730.45 of the Revised Code, both of the following apply:
(1) The physician assistant shall meet the educational requirements specified in division (B)(1) of this section or the educational and clinical experience requirements specified in division (B)(2) of this section.
(2) The physician assistant shall successfully complete the pharmacology instruction specified in division (C) of this section.
(B)(1) For purposes of division (A)(1) of this section, a physician assistant shall meet either of the following educational requirements unless division (B)(2) of this section applies:
(a) The physician assistant shall hold a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the state medical board.
(b) The physician assistant shall hold a degree other than a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a school or program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board and shall hold a master’s or higher degree in a course of study with clinical relevance to the practice of physician assistants that was obtained from a program accredited by a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the council for higher education accreditation.
(2) Until two years after the effective date of the initial rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code, a physician assistant who does not hold a master’s or higher degree as specified in division (B)(1) of this section is eligible to participate in a provisional period if both of the following apply:
(a) The physician assistant holds a degree other than a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board.
(b) The physician assistant has obtained not less than ten years of clinical experience as a physician assistant in this state or another jurisdiction, three years of which were obtained in the five-year period immediately preceding the date the evidence is submitted to the supervising physician.
(C) For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, all of the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The pharmacology instruction shall be completed not longer than three years prior to applying for the certificate to prescribe.
(2) The instruction shall be obtained through a course of study consisting of planned classroom or continued education and clinical study that meets either of the following conditions:
(a) It is accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board.
(b) It is approved by the board in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code.
(3) The content of the instruction shall include all of the following:
(a) A minimum of thirty contact hours of training in pharmacology that includes pharmacokinetic principles and clinical application and the use of drugs and therapeutic devices in the prevention of illness and maintenance of health;
(b) A minimum of twenty contact hours of clinical training in pharmacology;
(c) A minimum of fifteen contact hours including training in the fiscal and ethical implications of prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices and training in the state and federal laws that apply to the authority to prescribe;
(d) Any additional training required pursuant to rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code.
4730.46 Eligibility for provisional period of prescriptive authority.
(A) To be eligible to participate in the provisional period of physician-delegated prescriptive authority required by section 4730.45 of the Revised Code, both of the following apply:
(1) The physician assistant shall meet the educational requirements specified in division (B)(1) of this section or the educational and clinical experience requirements specified in division (B)(2) of this section.
(2) The physician assistant shall successfully complete the pharmacology instruction specified in division (C) of this section.
(B)(1) For purposes of division (A)(1) of this section, a physician assistant shall meet either of the following educational requirements unless division (B)(2) of this section applies:
(a) The physician assistant shall hold a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the state medical board.
(b) The physician assistant shall hold a degree other than a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a school or program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board and shall hold a master’s or higher degree in a course of study with clinical relevance to the practice of physician assistants that was obtained from a program accredited by a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the council for higher education accreditation.
(2) Until two years after the effective date of the initial rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code, a physician assistant who does not hold a master’s or higher degree as specified in division (B)(1) of this section is eligible to participate in a provisional period if both of the following apply:
(a) The physician assistant holds a degree other than a master’s or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board.
(b) The physician assistant has obtained not less than ten years of clinical experience as a physician assistant in this state or another jurisdiction, three years of which were obtained in the five-year period immediately preceding the date the evidence is submitted to the supervising physician.
(C) For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, all of the following conditions shall be met:
(1) The pharmacology instruction shall be completed not longer than three years prior to applying for the certificate to prescribe.
(2) The instruction shall be obtained through a course of study consisting of planned classroom or continued education and clinical study that meets either of the following conditions:
(a) It is accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board.
(b) It is approved by the board in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code.
(3) The content of the instruction shall include all of the following:
(a) A minimum of thirty contact hours of training in pharmacology that includes pharmacokinetic principles and clinical application and the use of drugs and therapeutic devices in the prevention of illness and maintenance of health;
(b) A minimum of twenty contact hours of clinical training in pharmacology;
(c) A minimum of fifteen contact hours including training in the fiscal and ethical implications of prescribing drugs and therapeutic devices and training in the state and federal laws that apply to the authority to prescribe;
(d) Any additional training required pursuant to rules adopted under section 4730.39 of the Revised Code.
