Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Endorsement for scheduled medicines designated RN prescriber
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Endorsement for scheduled medicines designated RN prescriber

The new Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines - designated registered nurse prescriber will come into effect in September 2025.To give applicants time to familiarise themselves with the new standard, the NMBA has published an advance copy below.

To support awareness and understanding of the new standard, advance copies of a Fact sheet and Guidelines have been released. These documents may be updated or amended throughout implementation of the standard.

Registration standard

The Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines - designated registered nurse prescriber will come into effect in September 2025.

This registration standard for a scheduled medicines endorsement will allow suitably qualified registered nurses to prescribe scheduled medicines 2, 3, 4 and 8 in partnership with an authorised health practitioner under a clinical governance framework and an active prescribing agreement.

Document name PDF  Accessible format Date of effect

Advance copy
Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines - designated registered nurse prescriber

PDF
(259KB)

Word version
(223KB, DOCX)

September 2025

Advance copy
Guidelines for registered nurses applying for and with the endorsement for scheduled medicines - designated registered nurse prescriber

PDF
(385KB)

Word version
(244KB, DOCX)

September 2025

FAQ

Document name PDF  Accessible format Date of effect
Fact sheet: Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines - designated registered nurse prescriber  PDF
(276KB)
 

Word version
(208KB,DOCX)

May 2025
 
 
Page reviewed 30/05/2025