Section 1701.703 - Prescription of Epinephrine(a) A physician, or a person who has been delegated prescriptive authority under Chapter 157, Occupations Code, may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a law enforcement agency.(b) A physician or other person who prescribes epinephrine auto-injectors under Subsection (a) shall provide the law enforcement agency with a standing order for the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis.(c) A standing order under Subsection (b) is not required to be patient-specific. An epinephrine auto-injector may be administered under this subchapter to a person without a previously established physician-patient relationship.(d) Notwithstanding any other 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 law enforcement agency 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 the order was issued.(f) A pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine auto-injector to a law enforcement agency without requiring the name of or any other identifying information relating to the user.Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.703
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 653,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.