(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall issue a license to act as a clinical nurse specialist to any nurse who meets the requirements established by the board pursuant to ORS § 678.372.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 678.370

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) A person may not act as a clinical nurse specialist, use the name, title, designation, initial or abbreviation of clinical nurse specialist or otherwise hold oneself out as a clinical nurse specialist unless the person is licensed as a clinical nurse specialist pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(3) A licensed clinical nurse specialist is authorized to prescribe drugs for the use of and administration to other persons if approval has been given under ORS § 678.390. The authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs shall be included within the scope of practice of licensed clinical nurse specialists as defined by rules of the board. [1999 c.498 § 2; 2005 c.462 § 4; 2008 c.4 § 1; 2019 c.358 § 35]

 

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