Sec. 38.211. PRESCRIPTION OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS. (a) A physician or person who has been delegated prescriptive authority under Chapter 157, Occupations Code, may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
(b) A physician or other person who prescribes epinephrine auto-injectors under Subsection (a) shall provide the school district or open-enrollment charter school with a standing order for the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis.
(c) The standing order under Subsection (b) is not required to be patient-specific, and the epinephrine auto-injector may be administered to a person without a previously established physician-patient relationship.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, supervision or delegation by a physician is considered adequate if the physician:
(1) periodically reviews the order; and
(2) is available through direct telecommunication as needed for consultation, assistance, and direction.
(e) An order issued under this section must contain:
(1) the name and signature of the prescribing physician or other person;
(2) the name of the school district or open-enrollment charter school to which the order is issued;
(3) the quantity of epinephrine auto-injectors to be obtained and maintained under the order; and
(4) the date of issue.
(f) A pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine auto-injector to a school district or open-enrollment charter school without requiring the name or any other identifying information relating to the user.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 66), Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 2015.
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