Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2129 Compare Versions

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1	1	84R6356 EES-F
2	2	By: Klick H.B. No. 2129
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the administration by certain health care professionals
8	8	of treatments, therapy, or medication ordered by an optometrist or
9	9	therapeutic optometrist.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 301.002(2), Occupations Code, is amended
12	12	to read as follows:
13	13	(2) "Professional nursing" means the performance of an
14	14	act that requires substantial specialized judgment and skill, the
15	15	proper performance of which is based on knowledge and application
16	16	of the principles of biological, physical, and social science as
17	17	acquired by a completed course in an approved school of
18	18	professional nursing. The term does not include acts of medical
19	19	diagnosis or the prescription of therapeutic or corrective
20	20	measures. Professional nursing involves:
21	21	(A) the observation, assessment, intervention,
22	22	evaluation, rehabilitation, care and counsel, or health teachings
23	23	of a person who is ill, injured, infirm, or experiencing a change in
24	24	normal health processes;
25	25	(B) the maintenance of health or prevention of
26	26	illness;
27	27	(C) the administration of a medication or
28	28	treatment as ordered by a physician, podiatrist, [or] dentist, or
29	29	therapeutic optometrist;
30	30	(D) the supervision or teaching of nursing;
31	31	(E) the administration, supervision, and
32	32	evaluation of nursing practices, policies, and procedures;
33	33	(F) the requesting, receiving, signing for, and
34	34	distribution of prescription drug samples to patients at practices
35	35	at which an advanced practice registered nurse is authorized to
36	36	sign prescription drug orders as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter
37	37	157;
38	38	(G) the performance of an act delegated by a
39	39	physician under Section 157.0512, 157.054, 157.058, or 157.059; and
40	40	(H) the development of the nursing care plan.
41	41	SECTION 2. Section 453.001(9), Occupations Code, is amended
42	42	to read as follows:
43	43	(9) "Referring practitioner" means a qualified
44	44	licensed health care professional who, within the scope of
45	45	professional licensure, may refer a person for health care
46	46	services. The term includes:
47	47	(A) a physician licensed to practice medicine by
48	48	a state board of medical examiners;
49	49	(B) a dentist licensed by a state board of dental
50	50	examiners;
51	51	(C) a chiropractor licensed by a state board of
52	52	chiropractic examiners; [and]
53	53	(D) a podiatrist licensed by a state board of
54	54	podiatric medical examiners; and
55	55	(E) an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
56	56	licensed by a state board of optometry.
57	57	SECTION 3. Section 454.213(b), Occupations Code, is amended
58	58	to read as follows:
59	59	(b) Implementation of direct occupational therapy to a
60	60	person for a specific health care condition must be based on a
61	61	referral from:
62	62	(1) a physician licensed by a state board of medical
63	63	examiners;
64	64	(2) a dentist licensed by a state board of dental
65	65	examiners;
66	66	(3) a chiropractor licensed by a state board of
67	67	chiropractic examiners;
68	68	(4) a podiatrist licensed by a state board of
69	69	podiatric medical examiners; [or]
70	70	(5) an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist
71	71	licensed by a state board of optometry; or
72	72	(6) another qualified, licensed health care
73	73	professional who is authorized to refer for health care services
74	74	within the scope of the professional's license.
75	75	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
76	76	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
77	77	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
78	78	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
79	79	Act takes effect September 1, 2015.