Tex. Educ. Code § 51.885 · Subchapter Y-1. MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION, AND DISPOSAL OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
PRESCRIPTION OF EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A physician may prescribe epinephrine delivery systems in the name of an institution of higher education that adopts a policy under Section 51.882(a). The physician shall provide the institution with a standing order for the administration of an epinephrine delivery system to a person reasonably believed to be experiencing anaphylaxis.
(b) The standing order under Subsection (a) is not required to be patient-specific, and the epinephrine delivery system may be administered to a person without an established physician-patient relationship.
(c) 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.
(d) An order issued under this section must contain:
(1) the name and signature of the prescribing physician;
(2) the name of the institution of higher education to which the order is issued;
(3) the quantity of epinephrine delivery systems to be obtained and maintained under the order; and
(4) the date of issue.
(e) A pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine delivery system to an institution of higher education without requiring the name or any other identifying information relating to the user.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 1367), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 1619), Sec. 19, eff. May 19, 2025.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 67 (S.B. 1619), Sec. 20, eff. May 19, 2025.
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