(1) The APRN shall submit a completed application for prescriptive authority and a nonrefundable fee as specified in ARM 24.159.401. The application for all APRNs except practicing CRNAs must include:

(a) evidence of successful completion of a graduate level course that provides a minimum of the equivalent of three academic semester credit hours (equaling a minimum of 45 contact hours) from an accredited program in pharmacology, pharmacotherapeutics, and the clinical management of drug therapy related to the applicant's area of specialty. The academic credits must be obtained within a three-year period immediately prior to the date the application is received at the board office and must meet the following requirements:

(i) no more than six of the 45 contact hours may concern the study of herbal or complementary therapies;

(ii) a minimum of 18 of the 45 contact hours must have been obtained within one year immediately prior to the date of application; and

(iii) a minimum of one-third of all contact hours must be face-to-face or interactive instruction.

(b) evidence of the course content and clinical preceptorship;

(c) a copy of the current certification from the APRN's national certifying body;

(d) a description of the proposed practice sites and typical caseload; and

(e) an updated quality assurance plan, if needed, as required by ARM 24.159.1466.

(2) Practicing CRNAs may qualify for prescriptive authority by meeting the continuing education requirements of ARM 24.159.1418.

(3) If an applicant fails to complete the requirements for application within one year of submission of an application, the applicant shall submit a new application and fee.

(4) The board may deny the application if the applicant has a license encumbered by disciplinary action.