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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled |
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substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and |
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physician assistants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 562.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.017. CERTAIN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED |
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SUBSTANCES. A pharmacist practicing in a Class A pharmacy shall |
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dispense a controlled substance listed in Schedule II as |
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established by the commissioner of state health services under |
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Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is prescribed by an |
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advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to whom a |
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physician has delegated prescribing and ordering authority under |
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Section 157.0511(b-1). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |