Amend CSHB 2561 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 562.017 to read as follows:
Sec. 562.017. CERTAIN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. A pharmacist practicing in a Class A pharmacy may dispense a controlled substance listed in Schedule II as established by the commissioner of state health services under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is prescribed by an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to whom a physician has delegated prescribing and ordering authority under Section 157.0511(b-1). The prescriber shall clearly note in the prescription records that the controlled substance listed in Schedule II is prescribed as part of the care provided in a hospital facility-based practice under Section 157.0511(b-1)(1) or as part of a plan of care under Section 157.0511(b-1)(2).