Bill Text: TX SB433 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-06 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB433 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB433-Introduced.html
| 85R5251 EES-F | ||
| By: Rodríguez | S.B. No. 433 | |
|
|
||
|
|
||
| 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 shall | ||
| 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). | ||
| 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. | ||
