1-1 By: Haywood S.B. No. 1264 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2001; March 12, 2001, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; 1-4 April 10, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, 1-5 Nays 0; April 10, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the scope of practice of a physician assistant acting 1-9 in a delegated practice. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 204.202, Occupations Code, is amended by 1-12 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: 1-13 (e) A physician assistant is the agent of the physician 1-14 assistant's supervising physician for any medical services that are 1-15 delegated by that physician and that: 1-16 (1) are within the physician assistant's scope of 1-17 practice; and 1-18 (2) are delineated by protocols, practice guidelines, 1-19 or practice directives established by the supervising physician. 1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-21 * * * * *