# 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.3: 22 TAC § 193.3. Exclusion from the Provisions of this Chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.3
- **Heading:** 22 TAC § 193.3. Exclusion from the Provisions of this Chapter
- **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 193 STANDING DELEGATION ORDERS / 22 TAC § 193.3

## Text

The provisions of this chapter shall not restrict physicians
 from authorizing the provision of patient care by use of pre-established
 programs under the following circumstances listed in paragraphs (1)
 - (6) of this section:
(1) where a patient is institutionalized and the care
 is to be delivered in a hospital, nursing home, or other institution
 which has an organized medical staff which has authorized or approved
 standing delegation orders or standing medical orders;
(2) where care is rendered in an emergency. Emergency
 care is that care provided to a person who is unconscious, ill, or
 injured, when the reasonable apparent circumstances require prompt
 decisions and actions in care and when the necessity of immediate
 care is so reasonably apparent that any delay in the rendering of
 care or treatment would seriously worsen the physical condition or
 endanger the life of the person;
(3) where care is rendered as a part of disaster relief
 and charges for the services are not made;
(4) where limitation from civil liability is provided
 under the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, §74.151;
(5) where first aid care is provided at the site of
 an injury or as an interim measure prior to transfer of the patient
 to a medical facility where medical services are available;
(6) where care rendered is provided by licensed health
 professional acting within the scope of the licensed profession as
 defined by Texas Occupations Code Annotated.

## Nearby sections

- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.1 22 TAC § 193.1. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_1.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.2 22 TAC § 193.2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_2.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.3 22 TAC § 193.3. Exclusion from the Provisions of this Chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_3.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.4 22 TAC § 193.4. Scope of Standing Delegation Orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_4.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.5 22 TAC § 193.5. Physician Liability for Delegated Acts and Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_5.md)
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- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.7 22 TAC § 193.7. Prescriptive Authority Agreements Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_7.md)
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- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.10 22 TAC § 193.10. Registration of Delegation and Prescriptive Authority Agreements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_10.md)
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- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.12 22 TAC § 193.12. Prescriptive Authority Agreement Inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_12.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.13 22 TAC § 193.13. Delegation to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_13.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.14 22 TAC § 193.14. Delegation Related to Obstetrical Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_14.md)
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