89R14807 DNC-F     By: Campos H.B. No. 3889       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 157.0512, Occupations Code, is amended   by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as   follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] physician   may delegate to an advanced practice registered nurse or 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   advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant, as   applicable.          (a-1)  A physician may not delegate to an advanced practice   registered nurse or physician assistant, acting under adequate   physician supervision, the act of prescribing or ordering a   controlled substance or dangerous drug or device unless authorized   under a prescriptive authority agreement between the physician and   the advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant, as   applicable. An advanced practice registered nurse or physician   assistant prescribing or ordering a controlled substance or   dangerous drug or device under this subsection may do so only for a   patient with whom the physician who makes the delegation has an   established physician-patient relationship.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.