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Behavioral Health Providers
Prior Authorization Requirements For Providers Prescribing Buprenorphine-Containing Products

Information is not currently available.

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Education Required for Addiction Counselor Credentialing

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Licensed Professional Counselor Ability to Diagnose

No data available on licensed professional counselors ability to diagnose.

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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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Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Certified Nurse Midwife Practice and Prescriptive Authority

No information currently available.

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Nurse Practitioner Practice and Prescriptive 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

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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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Optometrists
Authority to Perform Ophthalmic Procedures

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Injectable Authority

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Prescription of Controlled Substances

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Oral Health Providers
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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Pharmacists
Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine

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Prescription Adaptation

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Prescription of Hormonal Contraceptives

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Prescription of Tobacco Cessation Aids

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Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant Practice and Prescriptive Authority

PR does not currently license physician assistants.

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Number of PAs Supervised

Information is not currently available.

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Chart Co-Signatures

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Adaptable Proximity Requirements

Information is not currently available.

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Scope of Practice Determination

PAs are not currently licensed in Puerto Rico.

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