Tex.
Educ. Code Section 38.211
Prescription of Epinephrine Auto-injectors and Medication for Respiratory Distress
(a)
A physician or person who has been delegated prescriptive authority under Chapter 157 (Authority of Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts), Occupations Code, may prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors or medication for respiratory distress in the name of a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school.(b)
A physician or other person who prescribes epinephrine auto-injectors or medication for respiratory distress under Subsection (a) shall provide the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school with a standing order for the administration of, as applicable:(1)
an epinephrine auto-injector to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis; or(2)
medication for respiratory distress to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing respiratory distress.(c)
The standing order under Subsection (b) is not required to be patient-specific, and the epinephrine auto-injector or medication for respiratory distress may be administered to a person without a previously established physician-patient relationship.(d)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of 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 school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school to which the order is issued;(3)
as applicable, the quantity of epinephrine auto-injectors or the quantity and types of medications for respiratory distress to be obtained and maintained under the order; and(4)
the date of issue.(f)
A pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine auto-injector or medication for respiratory distress to a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school without requiring the name or any other identifying information relating to the user.
Source:
Section 38.211 — Prescription of Epinephrine Auto-injectors and Medication for Respiratory Distress, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.38.htm#38.211
(accessed Apr. 20, 2024).