Oregon Code § 678.370·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Clinical nurse specialists; licenses.
(1) The Oregon State Board of Nursing shall issue a license to act as a
clinical nurse specialist to any licensed registered nurse who meets the
requirements established by the board pursuant to ORS 678.372.
(2) A person may
not act as a clinical nurse specialist, use the name, title, designation,
initial or abbreviation of clinical nurse specialist or otherwise hold oneself
out as a clinical nurse specialist unless the person is licensed as a clinical
nurse specialist pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) A licensed
clinical nurse specialist is authorized to prescribe drugs for the use of and
administration to other persons if approval has been given under ORS 678.390.
The authority to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs shall be included
within the scope of practice of licensed clinical nurse specialists as defined
by rules of the board. [1999 c.498 §2; 2005 c.462 §4; 2008 c.4 §1; 2019 c.358 §35;
2025 c.124 §15]