(1) The term of an APRN's prescriptive authority ends on the date set by ARM 24.101.413.

(2) To renew prescriptive authority, the APRN will submit to the Board of Nursing:

(a) a completed renewal application and a nonrefundable fee;

(b) documentation of accredited pharmacological continuing education completed during the two-year period immediately preceding the renewal application. Continuing education will be from:

(i) study provided by advanced formal education; or

(ii) continuing education seminars or programs approved by certifying bodies; and

(iii) the majority of the course work must concern the study of pharmaceutical medications and not herbal or complementary therapies; and

(c) proof of a minimum of ten contact hours of continuing education in pharmacology or pharmacology management is required during the two-year period immediately preceding the effective date of the prescriptive authority renewal. A minimum of four hours must be face-to-face interaction. The majority of the course work must concern the study of pharmaceutical medications and not herbal or complementary therapies.

(3) These continuing education units are in addition to those required to renew the general APRN license.

(4) If an APRN fails to renew prescriptive authority prior to the renewal date of that authority, the APRN's prescriptive authority will end. The APRN may not prescribe until renewal is completed and the APRN has received written notice that the prescriptive authority has been reinstated.