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TX HB3889

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Elizabeth Campos

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants to have a prescriptive authority agreement with a supervising physician before prescribing or ordering controlled substances or dangerous drugs/devices

  • Restricts APRNs and physician assistants to prescribing controlled substances or dangerous drugs/devices only for patients with whom the delegating physician has an established physician-patient relationship

  • Maintains existing authority for physicians to delegate prescribing of non-controlled, non-dangerous drugs/devices to APRNs and physician assistants through prescriptive authority agreements

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the prescribing or ordering of a controlled substance or dangerous drug or device by an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant under a prescriptive authority agreement.

Occupational Regulation

Last Action

Referred to Public Health

3/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health3/27/2025

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