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1	1		86R11678 BEE-F
2		-	By: Lucio III~~, Thompson of Harris~~ H.B. No. 2250
	2	+	By: Lucio III H.B. No. 2250
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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. Sections 157.0511(a) and (b), Occupations Code,
12	12		are amended to read as follows:
13	13		(a) A physician's authority to delegate the prescribing or
14	14		ordering of a drug or device under this subchapter is limited to:
15	15		(1) nonprescription drugs;
16	16		(2) dangerous drugs; and
17	17		(3) controlled substances to the extent provided by
18	18		Subsection [Subsections] (b) [and (b-1)].
19	19		(b) A [Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a] physician
20	20		may delegate the prescribing or ordering of a controlled substance
21	21		only if:
22	22		(1) the prescription is for a controlled substance
23	23		listed in Schedule II, III, IV, or V as established by the
24	24		commissioner of state health services [the Department of State
25	25		Health Services] under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
26	26		(2) the prescription, including any [a] refill of the
27	27		prescription, is for a period not to exceed 90 days;
28	28		(3) with regard to the refill of a prescription, the
29	29		refill is authorized after consultation with the delegating
30	30		physician and the consultation is noted in the patient's chart; and
31	31		(4) with regard to a prescription for a child less than
32	32		two years of age, the prescription is made after consultation with
33	33		the delegating physician and the consultation is noted in the
34	34		patient's chart.
35	35		SECTION 2. Section 157.0511(b-1), Occupations Code, is
36	36		repealed.
37	37		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.