TX HB5504

Cited as the Texas Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act, the bill establishes legal definitions for "fluoroscope" and "interventional pain management" in the Administrative Code

Requires anyone practicing interventional pain management in Texas to be licensed by the Texas Medical Board, making it unlawful to practice without proper licensure

Allows certified Advanced Practice Providers to perform certain procedures (non-fluoroscopically guided lumbar interlaminar epidural injections, peripheral nerve blocks, and peripheral joint injections) only when requested by and under supervision of a licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician with on-site consultation available

Prohibits Advanced Practice Providers from operating interventional pain management clinics; only qualified pain management physicians recognized by the Texas Medical Board may operate such clinics

Requires Advanced Practice Providers to perform specified procedures only under direct supervision of a physician who is Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pain Management, with an effective date of September 1, 2025