Texas Prescriptive Authority Agreement Checker (Occ. Code 157.0512)

Whether a Texas prescriptive authority agreement meets the statute: the seven-FTE cap, nine required elements, and monthly meetings.

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Example

APRNs and PAs under agreement
8
Underserved or hospital facility-based practice
No
Signed and dated in writing
Yes
Parties named with addresses and licenses
Yes
Practice, locations, or settings stated
Yes
Drugs or devices that may or may not be prescribed
Yes
Plan for consultation and referral
Yes
Plan for patient emergencies
Yes
Process for communication and sharing information
Yes
Alternate physicians named, if used
Yes
The other 3 values
Quality assurance plan
Yes
Last documented quality assurance meeting
2026-09-01
Check as of
2026-09-18

Result: 8 FTE is over the cap of seven outside an underserved or hospital facility-based practice.

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What you enter

  • APRNs and PAs under agreement (FTE)
  • Underserved or hospital facility-based practice
  • Signed and dated in writing
  • Parties named with addresses and licenses
  • Practice, locations, or settings stated
  • Drugs or devices that may or may not be prescribed
  • Plan for consultation and referral
  • Plan for patient emergencies
  • Process for communication and sharing information
  • Alternate physicians named, if used
The other 3 fields
  • Quality assurance plan (chart review, meetings)
  • Last documented quality assurance meeting (YYYY-MM-DD)
  • Check as of (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated

Tex. Occupations Code 157.0512 (as amended by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., H.B. 278). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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