- Education Required for Addiction Counselor Credentialing
No information available
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- Licensed Professional Counselor Ability to Diagnose
No data available on licensed professional counselors ability to diagnose.
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- Number of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Prescribing Buprenorphine
As of August 2018, no NPs in Puerto Rico have received a federal waiver to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine-containing products. NPs in Puerto Rico do not have the authority to prescribe buprenorphine-containing products.
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- Number of Physician Assistants Prescribing Buprenorphine
As of August 2018, no PAs in Puerto Rico have received a federal waiver to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine-containing products.
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- Peer Support Specialist Certification or Credentialing Authority
No data available for the certification of peer support specialists.
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- Certified Nurse Midwife Practice Authority
No information currently available.
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- Nurse Practitioner Practice Authority
Physician relationship required for practice and prescriptive authority.
NPs may provide health care services in collaboration with a licensed physician and must have a collaborative agreement and practice protocols.
NPs may prescribe medication, including Schedule III-V controlled substances in collaboration with a physician.
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- Nurse Practitioner Authority to Sign POLST Forms
Information not currently available.
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- Nurse Practitioner as a Primary Care Provider
NPs are not explicitly recognized in policy as primary care providers.
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- Authority to perform ophthalmic procedures
Information not currently available.
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- Injectable Authority
Information not currently available.
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- Prescription of controlled substances
Information not currently available.
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- Dental Hygienists with Direct Access
Puerto Rico does not allow dental hygienists to practice with direct access.
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- Dental Therapists
Dental therapists are not recognized as an oral health provider.
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- Practice of Teledentistry
No information available.
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- Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine
Information is not currently available.
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- Prescription Adaptation
No information available.
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- Prescription of Hormonal Contraceptives
No information available.
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- Prescription of Tobacco Cessation Aids
No information available.
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- Supervision Requirements
PAs are not currently licensed in Puerto Rico.
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- Prescriptive Authority for Physician Assistants
PAs are not currently licensed in Puerto Rico.
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- Scope of Practice Determination
PAs are not currently licensed in Puerto Rico.
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Most Recent Puerto Rico SOP Legislative Search Results
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PR
S 1136 : Dental Professional
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Provides for the general rules of the Board of Dental…
Subject: Teledentistry
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