Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on March 29 vetoed a bill that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe certain medications without the supervision of a physician. Senate Bill 458 would have enabled nurse practitioners who meet certain criteria — such as having completed at least 2,000 hours of practice with prescriptive authority under the supervision of a physician — to apply for independent prescriptive authority for Schedule III through V medications. The legislation had previously passed the Oklahoma House and Senate.

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