# 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.10: 22 TAC § 185.10. Physician Assistant Scope of Practice

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.10
- **Heading:** 22 TAC § 185.10. Physician Assistant Scope of Practice
- **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 9 TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD / Chapter 185 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS / 22 TAC § 185.10

## Text

The physician assistant shall provide, within the education,
 training, and experience of the physician assistant, medical services
 that are delegated by the supervising physician. The activities listed
 in paragraphs (1) - (10) of this section may be performed in any place
 authorized by a supervising physician, including, but not limited
 to a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, patient home, nursing
 home, or other institutional setting. Medical services provided by
 a physician assistant may include, but are not limited to:
(1) obtaining patient histories and performing physical
 examinations;
(2) ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic
 procedures;
(3) formulating a working diagnosis;
(4) developing and implementing a treatment plan;
(5) monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions;
(6) assisting at surgery;
(7) offering counseling and education to meet patient
 needs;
(8) requesting, receiving, and signing for the receipt
 of pharmaceutical sample prescription medications and distributing
 the samples to patients in a specific practice setting where the physician
 assistant is authorized to prescribe pharmaceutical medications or
 order a drug or device, as provided by the Medical Practice Act, Chapter
 157, and its subsequent amendments, or as otherwise authorized by
 this Act or board rule;
(9) prescribing or ordering a drug or device as provided
 by the Medical Practice Act, Chapter 157; and
(10) making appropriate referrals.

## Nearby sections

- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.1 22 TAC § 185.1. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_1.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.2 22 TAC § 185.2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_2.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.3 22 TAC § 185.3. Meetings and Committees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_3.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.4 22 TAC § 185.4. Procedural Rules for Licensure Applicants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_4.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.5 22 TAC § 185.5. Relicensure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_5.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.6 22 TAC § 185.6. Biennial Renewal of License](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_6.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.7 22 TAC § 185.7. Temporary License](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_7.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.8 22 TAC § 185.8. Inactive License](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_8.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.9 22 TAC § 185.9. Reissuance of License Following Revocation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_9.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.10 22 TAC § 185.10. Physician Assistant Scope of Practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_10.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.11 22 TAC § 185.11. Tasks Not Permitted to be Delegated to a Physician Assistant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_11.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.12 22 TAC § 185.12. Identification Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_12.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.13 22 TAC § 185.13. Notification of Intent to Practice and Supervise](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_13.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.14 22 TAC § 185.14. Physician Supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C185_S185_14.md)

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