New Year: New Prescribing Laws Take Effect

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | January 9, 2017
A purple container filled with marijuana on top of a white plate.

Two new prescribing laws took effect this month that physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners should be familiar with. Effective Jan. 1, advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are allowed to prescribe, order, and administer controlled substances, subject to certain protocols. This came with the passage of HB 423, which was signed…

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