SECTION 185.30. Prescriptive Authority Agreements Generally  


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  • (a) A physician may delegate to a physician assistant, acting under adequate physician supervision, the act of prescribing or ordering a drug or device as authorized through a prescriptive authority agreement between the physician and the physician assistant.

    (b) A physician and a physician assistant are eligible to enter into or be parties to a prescriptive authority agreement only if:

    (1) the physician assistant holds an active license to practice in this state as a physician assistant and is in good standing in this state;

    (2) the physician assistant is not currently prohibited by the board from executing a prescriptive authority agreement; and

    (3) before executing the prescriptive authority agreement, the physician and the physician assistant disclose to the other prospective party to the agreement any prior disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board or the board.

Source Note: The provisions of this §185.30 adopted to be effective June 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 4255