Final Flashcards
Controlled substances
Narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogenic drugs
Schedule 1 substances
Heroine, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy
Schedule 2 substances
Morphine, codeine, hydromoprhone, fentanyl, demerol, methadone, opium, amphetamines
Schedule 3 substances
Tylenol + Codeine
Schedule 4 substances
Alprazolam, phenobarb
Schedule 5 substances
Buprenorphine
What must be on prescription
Name of prescriber, license #, DEA #, practice site name address and phone number, patient name and DOB and address
Statutes
Laws enacted by a state legislature; citizens have input into statutes by electing representatives
Regulations
Laws written by a state or federal agency in accordance with a statute; can not contradict a statute but may expand upon a statute
Policies
Rules made by companies or government agencies that do not have the same force of law but dictate day to day decisions
First NP program
Loretta Ford 1965
First program was pediatric program in Colorado
A bill
Can be drafted by any individual but can only be introduced once a legislator has sponsored it
US department of health and human services oversees
CMS, administration of aging, agency for healthcare research and quality, substance abuse and mental health services administration, administration for childrens and families, FDA
Act of 2015
Transformed Medicare billing and reimbursement from fee for service to pay for performance
Failure of a professional to exercise that degree of skill and learning commonly applied by the average, prudent, reputable member of the profession
Malpractice