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| 1 | 1 | 89R14590 GP-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Campos H.B. No. 3890 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the authority of a physician to supervise or delegate | |
| 10 | 10 | the prescribing or ordering of a drug or device to a physician | |
| 11 | 11 | assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 157.0511, Occupations Code, is amended | |
| 14 | 14 | by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (d) A physician may not supervise or delegate the | |
| 16 | 16 | prescribing or ordering of a drug or device under this subchapter to | |
| 17 | 17 | a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who | |
| 18 | 18 | practices in a medical specialty outside the scope of the | |
| 19 | 19 | physician's residency training or primary medical practice, unless | |
| 20 | 20 | the physician has not less than five years of previous practice | |
| 21 | 21 | experience in that specialty. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |