Register Here for the Prescription and Record Keeping Course

The cost of the course is $25 for non-members and $20 for NPA members. 

The course ends with a 25 question post test in which a passing grade of 80 points or higher is required.

IMPORTANT: After you complete the course, scan and email your Form 2B to The NPA at NYPrescription@TheNPA.org. We will process your Form 2B within 5 to 7 business days and will send you an email confirmation letting you know that we have sent it to the NYS Office of Professions. Please Note: It may take the NYS Office of Professions 4 weeks or more to process all requests once they receive the Form 2B and all other required documents from the individual. 

This New York State Education Department approved prescription and record keeping course is required for many New York certified nurse practitioners and licensed midwives who want to issue prescriptions in New York State. For the purposes of this course, a prescription is defined as an order from an authorized prescriber for a drug or medical device for a human patient, which is dispensed by a pharmacist to the patient or an intermediary. In New York State, the following licensed professionals are authorized to issue prescriptions: midwives, nurse practitioners, dentists, optometrists, physicians, podiatrists, and physician assistants ("authorized prescribers"). 

This course is designed to familiarize nurse practitioners and midwives with New York laws that govern prescribing and record keeping. It does not cover pharmacology or related clinical matters in any detail. It does not cover: (1) orders for hospital inpatients, or (2) Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) or similar orders, (3) orders for clinical laboratory services or imaging services; or (4) "medical marijuana."

This course is required for all nurse practitioners and midwives who have completed their education outside of New York State as part of the requirement to receive licensure by the New York State Education Department Division of Licensing. This course includes the NYS DOH I-STOP program and information on electronically transmitted prescriptions. For additional information on licensure in NYS click here.