{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7-15a","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-7-15a","heading":"Prescriptive authority for prescription drugs.","body":"(a) An advanced practice registered nurse may not prescribe a Schedule I controlled substance as provided in §60A-2-204 of this code.\n(b) An advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe up to a three-day supply of a Schedule II narcotic as provided in §60A-2-206 of this code: Provided, That an advanced practice registered nurse who is participating in a clinical trial, with institutional review board approval, for the rural expansion of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder may dispense for the time frame of the clinical trial, after registering with the Board of Pharmacy: Provided, however, That this exemption only permits one program to participate once in CTN-0102-XR, which is also the same program as provided for in §60A-9-4 of this code.\n(c) There are no other limitations on the prescribing authority of an advanced practice registered nurse, except as provided in §16-54-1 et seq. of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-7-15A/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:11Z","sha256":"f61518d95a7cc93ed9aa12eae3b6fc6da1b59dbce8ef0fbe1f2a819e90689b80","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7-15","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-7-15b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}