A Board-approved exemption fulfills the requirements for Drug Diversion Training, Best Practice Prescribing of Controlled Substances, and Training and Administration of Opioid Antagonists. This applies to RNs and APRNs who do not prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances during their current license renewal cycle.
Preparing Your Exemption Request
Before starting the reporting process in your account, you must prepare a written waiver request. This document must be signed and dated, and it must include the following specific attestation statement:
"I request an exemption waiver for the drug diversion training, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances training and training on prescribing and administration of an opioid antagonist because I did not complete the drug diversion training, best practice prescribing of controlled substances training and training on prescribing and administration of an opioid antagonist and I did not prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances during the APRN license renewal timeframe of July 1, YYYY thru June 30, YYYY."
Include your signature, license number, and the date on this document. You will need to upload a scanned copy of this signed waiver during the reporting process.
How to Report the Exemption
Log into your CE Broker account.
Click the Report CE+ button. If you have the new enhanced experience, click the arrow next to "View details" and select + Report CE.
Click the Additional Options tab.
Select the appropriate CE cycle from the drop-down menu (typically the current cycle).
Locate Exemption #3: Licensee did not Prescribe, Administer or Dispense Controlled Substances and click Report.
Review the requirement information and click Continue to next step.
In the text field provided, type your full name and the current date to attest to the statement, then click Continue.
Click Attach Document to upload your prepared and signed waiver request.
You may drag and drop the file into the designated area or click browse to select the file from your computer.
Once the document is successfully uploaded and displayed at the bottom of the screen, click Continue to next step.
Click the Submit CE button to finalize your entry.
Your exemption will be applied immediately upon submission. You can verify the status by clicking the Exemptions tab within your course history.