Where Physician Assistants Are Authorized To Prescribe
Jurisdiction Rx
Status		 Restrictions Controlled Substances 
Alabama Rx Formulary  
Alaska Rx   Sch. II-V
Arizona Rx   Sch. II-III limited to 14-day supply with board prescribing certification
(72-hrs. without);

Sch.IV-V not more than 5 times in 6-month period per patient
Arkansas Rx   Sch. III-V
California Rx PAs may write "drug orders" which, for the purposes of DEA registration, meet the federal definition of a prescription. Sch. II-V*
Colorado Rx   Sch. II-V
Connecticut Rx   Sch. II-V
Delaware Rx   Sch. II-V
District of Columbia Rx   Sch. II-V
Florida Rx Formulary of prohibited drugs  
Georgia Rx Formulary Sch. III-V
Guam Rx   Sch. III-V
Hawaii Rx   Sch. III-V
Idaho Rx   Sch. II-V
Illinois Rx   Sch. III-V
Indiana Rx**   Sch. III-V
Iowa Rx   Sch. III-V; Sch. II (except depressants)
Kansas Rx   Sch. II-V
Kentucky Rx    
Louisiana Rx   Sch. III-V
Maine Rx   Sch. III-V (Medical Board may approve Sch.II for individual PAs practicing with MD supervision.  No such provision for Osteopathic board.)
Maryland Rx   Sch. II-V
Massachusetts Rx   Sch. II-V
Michigan Rx   Sch. III-V; Sch. II (7-day supply) as discharge meds
Minnesota Rx Formulary Sch. II-V
Mississippi Rx   Sch. II-V
Missouri Rx    
Montana Rx   Sch. II-V (Sch. II limited to 34-day supply)
Nebraska Rx   Sch. II-V
Nevada Rx   Sch. II-V
New Hampshire Rx   Sch. II-V
New Jersey Rx   Sch. II-V ( certain conditions apply)
New Mexico Rx Formulary Sch. II-V
New York Rx   Sch. II-V
North Carolina Rx   Sch. II-V (Sch. II-III limited to 30-day supply)
North Dakota Rx   Sch. III-V
Ohio Rx   Sch. III-V
Oklahoma Rx Formulary Sch. III-V (limited to 30-day supply)
Oregon Rx   Sch. II-V
Pennsylvania Rx Formulary Sch. II-V. (Sch. II limited to 72 hours for initial therapy; 30 days for ongoing therapy.) PAs supervised by osteopathic physicians may not prescribe.
Rhode Island Rx   Sch. II-V
South Carolina Rx Formulary Sch. III-V
South Dakota Rx   Sch. II-V (Sch. II limited to 30-day supply)
Tennessee Rx   Sch. II-V
Texas  Rx In specified practice sites Sch. III-V (limited to 30-day supply)
Utah Rx   Sch. II-V
Vermont Rx Formulary Sch. II-V
Virginia Rx   Sch. II-V
Washington  Rx   Sch. II-V
West Virginia  Rx Formulary Sch. III-V (Sch. III limited to 72-hr supply)
Wisconsin Rx   Sch. II-V
Wyoming Rx   Sch. II-V
3/14/08

 

DEA Registration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a registration category specifically for physician assistants and other so-called "midlevel practitioners" authorized by state law or regulation to prescribe controlled substances. For more information or to obtain a registration application, contact the DEA Registration Unit at 800/882-9539. Additional information on DEA registration can be found at www.aapa.org/gandp/issuebrief/DEA.htm.

*Controlled medications require a patient-specific order from the supervising physician.

** Statute authorizing delegated prescribing was passed in the 2007 legislative session, but regulations to implement prescriptive authority have not yet been adopted.

 

 

Last Revised: 3/14/08