Texas Occupations Code - Section 157.002. General Delegation Of Administration And Provision Of Dangerous Drugs
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§ 157.002. GENERAL DELEGATION OF ADMINISTRATION AND
PROVISION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Administering" means the direct application of a
drug to the body of a patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion,
or any other means.
(2) "Provision" means the supply of one or more unit
doses of a drug, medicine, or dangerous drug.
(b) A physician may delegate to any qualified and properly
trained person acting under the physician's supervision the act of
administering or providing dangerous drugs in the physician's
office, as ordered by the physician, that are used or required to
meet the immediate needs of the physician's patients. The
administration or provision of the dangerous drugs must be
performed in compliance with laws relating to the practice of
medicine and state and federal laws relating to those dangerous
drugs.
(c) A physician may also delegate to any qualified and
properly trained person acting under the physician's supervision
the act of administering or providing dangerous drugs through a
facility licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, as ordered
by the physician, that are used or required to meet the immediate
needs of the physician's patients. The administration of those
dangerous drugs must be in compliance with laws relating to the
practice of medicine, professional nursing, and pharmacy and state
and federal drug laws. The provision of those dangerous drugs must
be in compliance with:
(1) laws relating to the practice of medicine,
professional nursing, and pharmacy;
(2) state and federal drug laws; and
(3) rules adopted by the Texas State Board of
Pharmacy.
(d) In the provision of services and the administration of
therapy by public health departments, as officially prescribed by
the Texas Department of Health for the prevention or treatment of
specific communicable diseases or health conditions for which the
Texas Department of Health is responsible for control under state
law, a physician may delegate to any qualified and properly trained
person acting under the physician's supervision the act of
administering or providing dangerous drugs, as ordered by the
physician, that are used or required to meet the needs of the
patients. The provision of those dangerous drugs must be in
compliance with laws relating to the practice of medicine,
professional nursing, and pharmacy. An order for the prevention or
treatment of a specific communicable disease or health condition
for which the Texas Department of Health is responsible for control
under state law may not be inconsistent with this chapter and may
not be used to perform an act or duty that requires the exercise of
independent medical judgment.
(e) The administration or provision of the drugs may be
delegated through a physician's order, a standing medical order, a
standing delegation order, or another order defined by the board.
(f) Subsections (b) and (c) do not authorize a physician or
a person acting under the supervision of a physician to keep a
pharmacy, advertised or otherwise, for the retail sale of dangerous
drugs, other than as authorized under Section 158.003, without
complying with the applicable laws relating to the dangerous drugs.
(g) A drug or medicine provided under Subsection (b) or (c)
must be supplied in a suitable container labeled in compliance with
applicable drug laws. A qualified and trained person, acting under
the supervision of a physician, may specify at the time of the
provision of the drug the inclusion on the container of the date of
the provision and the patient's name and address.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 156.052 156.053 156.054 156.055 156.056 156.057 157.001 157.002 157.003 157.004 157.005 157.006 157.007 157.051 157.0511
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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