85R20554 EES-F
By: Coleman H.B. No. 1846
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1846:
By: Price C.S.H.B. No. 1846
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled
substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and
physician assistants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.