Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-34-49. Prescriptive authority

(1) Diagnose, prescribe, and institute therapy or referrals of patients to healthcare agencies, healthcare providers, and community resources;

(2) Prescribe, procure, administer, dispense, and furnish pharmacological agents, including over-the-counter, legend, and controlled substances; and

(3) Plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing non-pharmacological interventions, including, but not limited to, durable medical equipment, medical devices, nutrition, blood and blood products, and diagnostic and supportive services including, but not limited to, home health care, hospice, and physical and occupational therapy.

(1) Prescription of legend medications and prescription of controlled substances from Schedules II, III, IV, and V that are established in regulation; and

(2) May be certified to prescribe controlled substances from Schedule I.

(1) Shall include prescription of certain psychotropic and certain legend medications, controlled substances from Schedule II classified as stimulants, and controlled substances from Schedule III and IV that are prescribed in regulations;

(2) Shall not include controlled substances from Schedules I, II, and V and those certain legend medications not included in subsection (e)(1).

(1) Diagnosing, prescribing, and instituting therapy or referrals of patients to healthcare agencies, healthcare providers and community resources; and

(2) Planning and initiating a therapeutic regimen that includes ordering and prescribing non-pharmacological interventions, including, but not limited to, durable medical equipment, medical devices, nutrition, blood and blood products, and diagnostic and supportive services including, but not limited to, home health care, hospice, and physical and occupational therapy; and

(3) Prescription of over-the-counter medications within their population foci.