OklahomaOklahoma law sets licensing and prescription rules for clinicians
Starting November 1, 2026, physician assistant applicants must pass a laws-and-rules exam, and pharmacists may fill prescriptions under the listed conditions.
What it does
People applying for a physician assistant license, or to return to practice, must pass the Board's exam on laws and rules.
Physician assistants may prescribe with or without a practice agreement, depending on whether supervision is required. Pharmacists may fill certain out-of-state prescriptions and controlled-drug prescriptions under the listed conditions.
Argument forPharmacies could use the state board's list to check which physician assistants may prescribe without a practice agreement.
Argument againstThe exam could add a hurdle for physician assistants who apply to return to practice.
More detail
Physician assistant applicants must pass the Board's jurisprudence exam, a test on laws and rules. It applies when a person first seeks a physician assistant license or applies to return to practice. The exam is required upon initial licensure or upon application to reenter practice.
Physician assistants may prescribe under a practice agreement when one is required; those not required to work under a delegating physician may prescribe without one. These provisions cover physician assistants, certain advanced practice registered nurses, and pharmacists filling their prescriptions. Pharmacists may fill non-controlled prescriptions from out-of-state advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants only if they are licensed where they are actively prescribing. For controlled drugs, the text allows pharmacists to fill prescriptions from Oklahoma advanced practice registered nurses who meet one of the listed authority paths, and from Oklahoma physician assistants acting under a practice agreement. It also says pharmacies may rely on a Board list of physician assistants with at least 6,240 hours of postgraduate clinical experience who may prescribe without an agreement.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2026Latest
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Fourth Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 6Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 2Major
- May 6SA's read, adoptedMajor
- Apr 30SA's received
- Apr 30Engrossed to HouseMajor
- Apr 29Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0Major
- Apr 29General Order, Amended
- Apr 15Placed on General Order
- Apr 13Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Health & Human Services. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 24First ReadingMinor
- Mar 24Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 23Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 3Passed House
- Mar 23Authored by Senator Rosino (principal Senate author)
- Mar 23General Order
- Mar 5CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Mar 4
- Vote recorded Health And Human Services Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Public HealthMinor
- Vote recorded Public Health Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Public HealthMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services OversightMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Hilbert
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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