10. No later than the 180th day after the enactment of P.L.1999, c.85, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall adopt standards for the joint protocols required by subsection d. of section 10 of P.L.1991, c.377 (C. 45:11-49), which shall apply to the ordering or prescription of controlled dangerous substances by an advanced practice nurse pursuant to that section. The standards shall be adopted by regulation in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.).

L.1999,c.85,s.10.