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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle B. PHYSICIANS |
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Chapter 157. AUTHORITY OF PHYSICIAN TO DELEGATE CERTAIN MEDICAL ACTS |
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Subchapter B. DELEGATION TO ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS |
Sec. 157.0511. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDERS
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(a) A physician's authority to delegate the carrying out or signing of a prescription drug order under this subchapter is limited to:
(1) dangerous drugs; and
(2) controlled substances to the extent provided by Subsection (b).
(b) A physician may delegate the carrying out or signing of a prescription drug order for a controlled substance only if:
(1) the prescription is for a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V as established by the commissioner of public health under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
(2) the prescription, including a refill of the prescription, is for a period not to exceed 90 days;
(3) with regard to the refill of a prescription, the refill is authorized after consultation with the delegating physician and the consultation is noted in the patient's chart; and
(4) with regard to a prescription for a child less than two years of age, the prescription is made after consultation with the delegating physician and the consultation is noted in the patient's chart.
(b-1) The board shall adopt rules that require a physician who delegates the carrying out or signing of a prescription drug order under this subchapter to register with the board the name and license number of the physician assistant or advanced practice nurse to whom a delegation is made. The board may develop and use an electronic online delegation registration process for registration under this subsection.
(c) This subchapter does not modify the authority granted by law for a licensed registered nurse or physician assistant to administer or provide a medication, including a controlled substance listed in Schedule II as established by the commissioner of public health under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is authorized by a physician under a physician's order, standing medical order, standing delegation order, or protocol.