H.B. No. 387
AN ACT
relating to submission of reports by an advanced practice
registered nurse under the workers' compensation system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 408.025(a-1), Labor Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a-1) A treating doctor may delegate to a physician
assistant who is licensed to practice in this state under Chapter
204, Occupations Code, or an advanced practice registered nurse who
is licensed to practice in this state under Chapter 301,
Occupations Code, the authority to complete and sign a work status
report regarding an injured employee's ability to return to
work. The delegating treating doctor is responsible for the acts
of the physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse
under this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 387 was passed by the House on April
16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 387 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor