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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a physician to supervise or delegate |
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the prescribing or ordering of a drug or device to a physician |
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assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.0511, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A physician may not supervise or delegate the |
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prescribing or ordering of a drug or device under this subchapter to |
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a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who |
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practices in a medical specialty outside the scope of the |
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physician's residency training or primary medical practice, unless |
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the physician has not less than five years of previous practice |
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experience in that specialty. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |