Sec. 157.060. PHYSICIAN LIABILITY FOR DELEGATED ACT. Unless the physician has reason to believe the physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse lacked the competency to perform the act, a physician is not liable for an act of a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse solely because the physician signed a standing medical order, a standing delegation order, or another order or protocol, or entered into a prescriptive authority agreement, authorizing the physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to administer, provide, prescribe, or order a drug or device.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 9, eff. November 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 157 - Authority of Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts
Subchapter B. Delegation to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants
Section 157.0511. Delegation of Prescribing and Ordering Drugs and Devices
Section 157.0512. Prescriptive Authority Agreement
Section 157.0513. Prescriptive Authority Agreement: Information
Section 157.0514. Prescriptive Authority Agreement: Inspections
Section 157.054. Prescribing at Facility-Based Practice Sites
Section 157.055. Orders and Protocols
Section 157.056. Prescription Information
Section 157.057. Additional Implementation Methods
Section 157.058. Delegation to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Section 157.059. Delegation Regarding Certain Obstetrical Services