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| 1 | 1 | 85R5251 EES-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 433 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled | |
| 8 | 8 | substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and | |
| 9 | 9 | physician assistants. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 562.017 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 562.017. CERTAIN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED | |
| 14 | 14 | SUBSTANCES. A pharmacist practicing in a Class A pharmacy shall | |
| 15 | 15 | dispense a controlled substance listed in Schedule II as | |
| 16 | 16 | established by the commissioner of state health services under | |
| 17 | 17 | Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is prescribed by an | |
| 18 | 18 | advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to whom a | |
| 19 | 19 | physician has delegated prescribing and ordering authority under | |
| 20 | 20 | Section 157.0511(b-1). | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 22 | 22 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 23 | 23 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |