22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.2 - Approval for Prescriptive Authority
(a) To
be issued a prescription authorization number to prescribe or order a drug or
device, a registered nurse (RN) shall:
(1)
have full licensure from the Board to practice as an APRN. RNs with Interim
Approval to practice as APRNs are not eligible for prescriptive authority;
and
(2) file a complete application
for Prescriptive Authority and submit such evidence as required by the Board to
verify successful completion of graduate level courses in advanced
pharmacotherapeutics, advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, and
diagnosis and management of diseases and conditions within the role and
population focus area.
(A) Nurse
Practitioners, Nurse-Midwives, and Nurse Anesthetists will be considered to
have met the course requirements of this section on the basis of courses
completed in the advanced practice nursing educational program.
(B) Clinical Nurse Specialists shall submit
documentation of successful completion of separate, dedicated, graduate level
courses in the content areas described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
These courses shall be academic courses with a minimum of 45 clock hours per
course from a nursing program accredited by an organization recognized by the
Board.
(C) Clinical Nurse
Specialists who were previously approved by the Board as APRNs by petition on
the basis of completion of a non-nursing master's degree shall not be eligible
for prescriptive authority.
(b) APRNs applying for prescriptive authority
on the basis of endorsement of advanced practice licensure and prescriptive
authority issued in another state must provide evidence that all education
requirements for prescriptive authority in this state have been met.
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