# 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.2: 22 TAC § 222.2. Approval for Prescriptive Authority

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.2
- **Heading:** 22 TAC § 222.2. Approval for Prescriptive Authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 22 EXAMINING BOARDS / Part 11 TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING / Chapter 222 ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES WITH PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY / 22 TAC § 222.2

## Text

(a) To be issued a prescription authorization number
 to prescribe or order a drug or device, a registered nurse (RN) shall:
(1) have full licensure from the Board to practice
 as an APRN. RNs with Interim Approval to practice as APRNs are not
 eligible for prescriptive authority; and
(2) file a complete application for Prescriptive Authority
 and submit such evidence as required by the Board to verify successful
 completion of graduate level courses in advanced pharmacotherapeutics,
 advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, and diagnosis
 and management of diseases and conditions within the role and population
 focus area.
(A) Nurse Practitioners, Nurse-Midwives, and Nurse
 Anesthetists will be considered to have met the course requirements
 of this section on the basis of courses completed in the advanced
 practice nursing educational program.
(B) Clinical Nurse Specialists shall submit documentation
 of successful completion of separate, dedicated, graduate level courses
 in the content areas described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
 These courses shall be academic courses with a minimum of 45 clock
 hours per course from a nursing program accredited by an organization
 recognized by the Board.
(C) Clinical Nurse Specialists who were previously
 approved by the Board as APRNs by petition on the basis of completion
 of a non-nursing master's degree shall not be eligible for prescriptive
 authority.
(b) APRNs applying for prescriptive authority on the
 basis of endorsement of advanced practice licensure and prescriptive
 authority issued in another state must provide evidence that all education
 requirements for prescriptive authority in this state have been met.

## Nearby sections

- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.1 22 TAC § 222.1. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_1.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.2 22 TAC § 222.2. Approval for Prescriptive Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_2.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.3 22 TAC § 222.3. Renewal of Prescriptive Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_3.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.4 22 TAC § 222.4. Minimum Standards for Prescribing or Ordering Drugs and Devices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_4.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.5 22 TAC § 222.5. Prescriptive Authority Agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_5.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.6 22 TAC § 222.6. Prescribing at Facility-Based Practices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_6.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.7 22 TAC § 222.7. Authority to Order and Prescribe Non-prescription Drugs, Dangerous Drugs, and Devices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_7.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.8 22 TAC § 222.8. Authority to Order and Prescribe Controlled Substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_8.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.9 22 TAC § 222.9. Conditions for Obtaining and Distributing Drug Samples](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_9.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.10 22 TAC § 222.10. Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P11_C222_S222_10.md)

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