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Texas Occupations Code - Section 157.055. Orders And Protocols

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§ 157.055. ORDERS AND PROTOCOLS.  A protocol or other 
order shall be defined in a manner that promotes the exercise of 
professional judgment by the advanced practice nurse and physician 
assistant commensurate with the education and experience of that 
person.  Under this section, an order or protocol used by a 
reasonable and prudent physician exercising sound medical 
judgment:
		(1)  is not required to describe the exact steps that an 
advanced practice nurse or a physician assistant must take with 
respect to each specific condition, disease, or symptom;  and
		(2)  may state the types or categories of medications 
that may be prescribed or the types or categories of medications 
that may not be prescribed.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                    

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