Texas Occupations Code
§ 301.152 — RULES REGARDING SPECIALIZED TRAINING
OC § 301.152Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part E. REGULATION OF NURSING · Ch. 301. NURSES · Art. D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD
Statute text
View on source(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 Section 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 Section 157.0512 or 157.054 on the receipt of evidence of completing the specialized education and training requirement under Paragraph (A); and
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 17, eff. November 1, 2013.