Texas Occupations Code 301.152 – Rules Regarding Specialized Training
(a) In this section, “advanced practice registered nurse” means a registered nurse licensed by the board to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse on the basis of completion of an advanced educational program. The term includes a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, and clinical nurse specialist. The term is synonymous with “advanced nurse practitioner” and “advanced practice nurse.”
(b) The board shall adopt rules to:
(1) license a registered nurse as an advanced practice registered nurse;
(2) establish:
(A) any specialized education or training, including pharmacology, that an advanced practice registered nurse must have to prescribe or order a drug or device as delegated by a physician under § 157.0512 or 157.054;
(B) a system for approving an advanced practice registered nurse to prescribe or order a drug or device as delegated by a physician under § 157.0512 or 157.054 on the receipt of evidence of completing the specialized education and training requirement under Paragraph (A); and
(C) a system for issuing a prescription authorization number to an advanced practice registered nurse approved under Paragraph (B); and
(3) concurrently renew any license or approval granted to an advanced practice registered nurse under this subsection and a license renewed by the advanced practice registered nurse under § 301.301.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 301.152
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
(c) At a minimum, the rules adopted under Subsection (b)(2) must:
(1) require completion of pharmacology and related pathophysiology education for initial approval; and
(2) require continuing education in clinical pharmacology and related pathophysiology in addition to any continuing education otherwise required under § 301.303.
(d) The signature of an advanced practice registered nurse attesting to the provision of a legally authorized service by the advanced practice registered nurse satisfies any documentation requirement for that service established by a state agency.