Can an NP prescribe Oxycodone in Pennsylvania?
Yes — Pennsylvania CRNPs may prescribe oxycodone, a Schedule II opioid, if they have current prescriptive authority approval, prescribe within their specialty and physician prescriptive authority collaborative agreement identifying Schedule II authority, and the Schedule II prescription is limited to a 30-day supply.412 They also must have at least 45 hours of advanced pharmacology coursework for prescriptive authority approval.
For controlled-substance prescribing, the CRNP must have DEA registration and comply with applicable controlled-substance prescribing standards, including Safe Emergency Prescribing Act requirements for emergency, urgent care, or observation settings.3 Pennsylvania also requires a PDMP query each time an opioid drug product is prescribed.5
CRNPs may not prescribe Schedule I controlled substances and may not delegate prescriptive authority.
Citations
- 49 Pa. Code §21.283(a); 49 Pa. Code §21.285
- 49 Pa. Code §21.284(d)(1)
- 49 Pa. Code §21.284b
- 35 P.S. §780-104(2)(i)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health PDMP Prescriber Q&A
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