Tex.
Occ. Code Section 111.006
Coordination to Adopt Rules that Determine Valid Prescription
(a)
The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Nursing, the Texas Physician Assistant Board, and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly adopt rules that establish the determination of a valid prescription in accordance with Section 111.005 (Practitioner-patient Relationship for Telemedicine Medical Services or Teledentistry Dental Services). Rules adopted under this section must allow for the establishment of a practitioner-patient relationship by a telemedicine medical service provided by a practitioner to a patient in a manner that complies with Section 111.005 (Practitioner-patient Relationship for Telemedicine Medical Services or Teledentistry Dental Services)(a)(3).(b)
The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Nursing, the Texas Physician Assistant Board, and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly develop and publish on each respective board’s Internet website responses to frequently asked questions relating to the determination of a valid prescription issued in the course of the provision of telemedicine medical services.(c)
The State Board of Dental Examiners and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly adopt rules that establish the determination of a valid prescription in accordance with Section 111.005 (Practitioner-patient Relationship for Telemedicine Medical Services or Teledentistry Dental Services). Rules adopted under this subsection must allow for the establishment of a practitioner-patient relationship by a teledentistry dental service provided by a dentist to a patient in a manner that complies with Section 111.005 (Practitioner-patient Relationship for Telemedicine Medical Services or Teledentistry Dental Services)(a)(3) and must be substantially similar to the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section. The State Board of Dental Examiners and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall jointly develop and publish on each respective board’s Internet website responses to frequently asked questions relating to the determination of a valid prescription issued in the course of the provision of teledentistry dental services.
Source:
Section 111.006 — Coordination to Adopt Rules that Determine Valid Prescription, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.111.htm#111.006 (accessed May 25, 2024).
