89R6203 BEE-F     By: Howard H.B. No. 1948       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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.  Sections 157.0511(a) and (b), Occupations Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  A physician's authority to delegate the prescribing or   ordering of a drug or device under this subchapter is limited to:                (1)  nonprescription drugs;                (2)  dangerous drugs; and                (3)  controlled substances to the extent provided by   Subsection [Subsections] (b) [and (b-1)].          (b)  A [Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a] physician   may delegate the prescribing or ordering of a controlled substance   only if:                (1)  the prescription is for a controlled substance   listed in Schedule II, III, IV, or V as established by the   commissioner of state health services [the Department of State   Health Services] under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;                (2)  the prescription, including any [a] refill of the   prescription, is for a period not to exceed 90 days;                (3)  with regard to the refill of a prescription, the   refill is authorized after consultation with the delegating   physician and the consultation is noted in the patient's chart; and                (4)  with regard to a prescription for a child less than   two years of age, the prescription is made after consultation with   the delegating physician and the consultation is noted in the   patient's chart.          SECTION 2.  Section 157.0511(b-1), Occupations Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.