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Mid-Level Practitioners Authorization by State


Pursuant to Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1300.01(b28), the term mid-level practitioner means an individual practitioner, other than a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or podiatrist, who is licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted by the United States or the jurisdiction in which he/she practices, to dispense a controlled substance in the course of professional practice. Examples of mid-level practitioners include, but are not limited to, health care providers such as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists and physician assistants who are authorized to dispense controlled substances by the state in which they practice.

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Alaska

Arizona

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California

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Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

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Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

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Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

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New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

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Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

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Utah

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Virgin Islands

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Washington

West Virginia

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Table Description | Table Key  
 



AS OF APRIL 21, 2008

STATE AMB
Ambulance Service
AS
Animal Shelter
DOM
Dr. of Oriental Medicine
ET
Euthanasia Technician
HMD
Homeopathic
Physician
MP
Medical Psychologist
ND
Naturopathic Physician
NH
Nursing Home
NP
Nurse Practitioner
OD
Optometrists
PA
Physician Assistants
RPH
Registered Pharmacists
Alabama NO 2N & 3N 
SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL & SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL W/LIDOCAINE LINE 1 ANIMAL SHELTER 
LINE 2 ET's NAME
NO 2N & 3N ADMINISTER ONLY NO NO NO NO NO 3, 3N, 4, 5 ADMINISTER & PRESCRIBE NO NO
Alaska NO 2N & 3N 
SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL & SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL W/LIDOCAINE LINE 1 ANIMAL SHELTER 
LINE 2 ET'S NAME
NO 2N & 3N ADMINISTER ONLY NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO 2, 2N ADMINISTER, DISPENSE & ORDER & PRESCRIBE
3, 3N 4, & 5 RX'S ONLY
NO
Arizona NO 2N & 3N 
ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CITY ANIMAL SHELTER
NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE, ADMINISTER NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 3, 3N ADMINISTER, PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO
Arkansas NO 2N & 3N
 LINE 1 ANIMAL SHELTER 
LINE 2 ET'S NAME
NO NO NO NO NO NO 3, 3N, 4 & 5 ADMINISTER, ORDER & PRESCRIBE 3, 3N, 4, 5 3, 3N, 4 & 5 ADMINISTER, ORDER AND PRESCRIBE NO
California NO NO NO 3N 
FOR SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL ONLY 
LINE 1 RVT 
LINE 2 SHELTER
NO NO 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 - 
PRESCRIBE, ADMINISTER & DISPENSE
NOTE: 
2 REQUIRES CONTINUING EDUCATION
3, 3N 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
PRESCRIBE, ADMINISTER & DISPENSE
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY
Colorado 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
LINE 1 AMB LINE 2 DR's NAME
2N & 3N 
ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CITY ANIMAL SHELTER 
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO


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STATE AMB
Ambulance Service
AS
Animal Shelter
DOM
Dr. of Oriental Medicine
ET
Euthanasia Technician
HMD
Homeopathic
Physician
MP
Medical Psychologist
ND
Naturopathic Physician
NH
Nursing Home
NP
Nurse Practitioner
OD
Optometrists
PA
Physician Assistants
RPH
Registered Pharmacists
Connecticut NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO
Delaware NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
PRESCRIBE ONLY
NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY NO
District of Columbia 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5
Prescribe, Dispense & Procure
NO
Florida NO  2N, 3N, 
Sodium Pentobarbital & Sodium Pentobarbital w/Lidocaine
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Georgia NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 3, 3N, 4, 5 3, 3N, 4 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY NO
Guam (TT) NO 2N & 3N NO 2N & 3N NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE ONLY NO
Hawaii 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
LINE 2 
DR'S NAME
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE & ADMINISTER  2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5
 WRITE ORDERS ONLY
NO
Idaho NO 2N, 3, 3N, 4 Administer & Procure Only NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY NO


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STATE AMB
Ambulance Service
AS
Animal Shelter
DOM
Dr. of Oriental Medicine
ET
Euthanasia Technician
HMD
Homeopathic
Physician
MP
Medical Psychologist
ND
Naturopathic Physician
NH
Nursing Home
NP
Nurse Practitioner
OD
Optometrists
PA
Physician Assistants
RPH
Registered Pharmacists
Illinois NO 2N & 3N 
LINE 1 ANIMAL SHELTER LINE 2 ET'S NAME
NO NO NO NO NO NO 3, 4, 5 PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE & ADMINISTER ONLY 2N, 3N, 4 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE & ADMINISTER ONLY NO
Indiana NO 2N & 3N
SODIUM PENTABARBITAL, TELAZOL, KETAMINE
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO 3, 3N, 4, 5 NO
Iowa NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
NO 2 STIMULANTS OR DEPRESSANTS
NO
Kansas 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO
Kentucky NO 2N & 3N 
LINE 1 ANIMAL SHELTER LINE 2 ET'S NAME
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY 3, 3N, 4, 5 NO NO
Louisiana NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N LINE 1 ANIMAL SHELTER LINE 2 ET'S NAME NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY NO NO 3, 3N, 4, 5 
2, 2N  PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT ONLY
3, 3N, 4,5
ADMINISTER & PRESCRIBE
3, 3N, 4, 5 PRESCRIBE NO
Maine NO 2N NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 3, 3N, 4, 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE ONLY, 

REQUIRES A LETTER
NO
Maryland NO  2N
PROCURE & ADMINISTER SODIUM PENTOBARBITAL
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
PRESCRIBE & ADMINISTER
NO


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STATE AMB
Ambulance Service
AS
Animal Shelter
DOM
Dr. of Oriental Medicine
ET
Euthanasia Technician
HMD
Homeopathic
Physician
MP
Medical Psychologist
ND
Naturopathic Physician
NH
Nursing Home
NP
Nurse Practitioner
OD
Optometrists
PA
Physician Assistants
RPH
Registered Pharmacists
Massachusetts NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
Administer, Prescribe & Procure Only
NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
Administer, Prescribe & Procure Only
NO
Michigan NO 2N & 3N Administer, Dispense & Procure for Sodium Pentobarbital NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE, 2 - LIMITED 3, 3N, 4, 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE, 2 - LIMITED NO
Minnesota NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO
Mississippi NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 4 & 5 
PRESCRIBE
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO
Missouri 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO
Montana 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 ADMINISTER ONLY NO NO 2, 3, 3N NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
34 HOUR SUPPLY ONLY
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
34 HOUR SUPPLY ONLY
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
Nebraska 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO CNM's 
2, 2N 
72 HOUR SUPPLY, 
3, 3N, 4, 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N - 
72 HOUR SUPPLY, 
3, 3N, 4, 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY
NO
Nevada NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO  2N
ADMINISTER ONLY
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
MAY ADMINISTER, DISPENSE & PRESCRIBE
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
PRESCRIBE & ADMINISTER ONLY
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
MAY ADMINISTER, DISPENSE & PRESCRIBE
NO


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STATE AMB
Ambulance Service
AS
Animal Shelter
DOM
Dr. of Oriental Medicine
ET
Euthanasia Technician
HMD
Homeopathic
Physician
MP
Medical Psychologist
ND
Naturopathic Physician
NH
Nursing Home
NP
Nurse Practitioner
OD
Optometrists
PA
Physician Assistants
RPH
Registered Pharmacists
New Hampshire NO NO NO NO NO NO Under Review
2-5
NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
FROM FORMULARY
3, 3N, 4
PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO
New Jersey NO 2N
Administer, Dispense & Procure for Sodium Pentobarbital
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 3, 3N, 4, 5
Prescribe
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5
Prescribe
NO
New Mexico 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CITY ANIMAL SHELTER
3 N
FOR TESTOSTERONE ONLY
NO NO 2N, 3N, 4, 5 PRESCRIBE & ADMINISTER NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
ALSO CNM'S & CRNAS
3, 3N, 4, 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
New York NO 3N
SODIUM PENTOBARITAL
NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
ALSO NURSE MIDWIVES
NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5 RX'S ONLY NO
North Carolina 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
 LINE 2 DR'S NAME
2, 2N, 3, 3N NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
MAY NOT ORDER CS'S
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
PRESCRIBE ONLY 
 30 DAY SUPPLY FOR 2-3N
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE, PROCURE & DISPENSE
North Dakota NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5
APRN'S 2-5
3 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE ONLY
Ohio 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2N, 3,  3N NO NO NO NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE & DISPENSE SAMPLES NOT TO EXCEED 72 HOUR SUPPLY NO NO NO
Oklahoma 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 
LINE 2 DR'S NAME
NO NO 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 NO NO NO NO 3, 3N, 4, 5 EXCEPT CRNA'S ADMINISTER ONLY, 
2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5
3, 3N, 4, 5 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4 & 5 PRESCRIBE & ADMINISTER ONLY NO