New Prescriptive Rules for APRNs
December 3rd, 2009 by Taralynn Mackay | Print
The Texas Nursing Board has posted new prescription rules for APRNs and the deadline to comment on the rules in 12.27.09 (scroll down to find the Nursing Board rule). The new rules have some “clean-up” language including changing APN to APRN; however, there are significant changes that require APRNs to review these rules. There is new language regarding practice sites and there is a requirement that the delegating physician must designate to the Texas Medical Board that the APRN is authorized to sign a prescription. There are restrictions on prescribing off label usages of medications. There some definite changes recommended and all APRNs should review these proposed rules.