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House approves expanded prescriptive authority for advanced-practice nurses after debate
Summary
The House passed HB351, which merges advanced-practice and prescriptive nurse licensing and allows advanced-practice registered nurses (APRNs) to prescribe Schedule II drugs under a required consultation/referral agreement with a physician; the bill passed 64–8 after extended debate over training and patient safety.
The Utah House on Feb. 26 passed House Bill 351, a broad update to the Nurse Practice Act that merges advanced-practice and prescriptive licensing and permits advanced-practice registered nurses to prescribe Schedule II medications when they meet licensing criteria and maintain a formal consultation and referral agreement with a physician.
Proponents said the change will reduce duplication in licensing, clarify the practice scope for roughly 20,000 licensed nurses in Utah and…
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