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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain information on the Texas Board of Nursing's |
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Internet website regarding prescriptive authority agreements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 301.168, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.168. DUTIES REGARDING PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY |
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AGREEMENTS. (a) The board shall in conjunction with the Texas |
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Medical Board and the Texas Physician Assistant Board perform the |
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functions and duties relating to prescriptive authority agreements |
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assigned to the board in Sections 157.0512 and 157.0513. |
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(b) The board shall post on the board's Internet website |
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information regarding advanced practice registered nurses who have |
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entered into prescriptive authority agreements with physicians. |
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The information must include: |
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(1) the names of the physician and advanced practice |
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registered nurse who have entered into the agreement; |
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(2) the physician's practice specialty; |
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(3) the address of the physician's practice location; |
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and |
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(4) if different from the address under Subdivision |
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(3), the address where the advanced practice registered nurse |
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practices. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Board of Nursing shall make the information |
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required by Section 301.168(b), Occupations Code, as added by this |
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Act, available on the board's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |