Texas statute
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.022 — Practitioner's designated agent; practitioner's responsibilities
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 483: DANGEROUS DRUGS, Texas Health and Safety Code.
Full text of Tex. Health & Safety Code § 483.022
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) A practitioner shall provide in writing the name of each designated agent as defined by Section 483.001 (4)(A) and (C), and the name of each healthcare facility which employs persons defined by Section 483.001 (4)(B). (b) The practitioner shall maintain at the practitioner's usual place of business a list of the designated agents or healthcare facilities as defined by Section 483.001 (4). (c) The practitioner shall provide a pharmacist with a copy of the practitioner's written authorization for a designated agent as defined by Section 483.001 (4) on the pharmacist's request. (d) This section does not relieve a practitioner or the practitioner's designated agent from the requirements of Subchapter A , Chapter 562 , Occupations Code. (e) A practitioner remains personally responsible for the actions of a designated agent who communicates a prescription to a pharmacist. (f) A practitioner may designate a person who is a licensed vocational nurse or has an education equivalent to or greater than that required for a licensed vocational nurse to communicate prescriptions of an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant authorized by the practitioner to sign prescription drug orders under Subchapter B , Chapter 157 , Occupations Code.
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