Applying for Controlled Substance license and DEA license in Illinois

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So I am applying for the Controlled Substance license and the DEA. On the application, it states:

"If applying for schedule II prescriptive authority, submit an official transcript with school seal affixed to document and completion of 45 graduate hours in pharmacology"

Does this mean that I have to take extra pharmacology Continuing Education credit hours? Because at Chamberlain College of Nursing we only had one pharmacology course, which was 3 credit hours. I'm confused as to what this means. My employer does require me to prescribe Schedule 2 medications.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Hmmm...I'm in IL but have been licensed as an APN since 2006. I know that now since we rec'd class II Rx status, we have to have extra pharm CME.

I looked on the ISAPN site (IL Society of Adv Practice Nurses) and couldn't find anything - best bet (and I'm sorry to say this) but is to contact IDPFR.

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

It's contact hours, not semester or credit hours. I.e. 50 minute classroom hours

From the instructions: Evidence of completion of at least 45 graduate contact hours in pharmacology must be submitted to obtain Schedule II prescriptive authority

http://www.idfpr.com/renewals/apply/forms/f1880apn.pdf

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Thank you for responding. I did contact them and they said that somehow my 3 credit hours in school would qualify for 45 graduate "contact" hours.

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You are right, I didn't know contact hours were different from credit hours. Thank you.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Now when you renew you will need pharm CME but that is easy to get in a five year period

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