# 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.5: 22 TAC § 193.5. Physician Liability for Delegated Acts and Enforcement

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.5
- **Heading:** 22 TAC § 193.5. Physician Liability for Delegated Acts and Enforcement
- **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 § 193.5

## Text

(a) A physician shall not be liable for the act or
 acts of a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse
 solely on the basis of having signed an order, a standing medical
 order, a standing delegation order, a prescriptive authority agreement,
 or other order or protocol, authorizing a physician assistant or advanced
 practice registered nurse to administer, provide, prescribe or order
 a drug or device, unless the physician has reason to believe the physician
 assistant or advanced practice registered nurse lacked the competency
 to perform the act or acts.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
 delegating physicians remain responsible to the Board and to their
 patients for acts performed under the physician's delegated authority.
(c) Any physician authorizing standing delegation orders
 or standing medical orders which authorize the exercise of independent
 medical judgment or treatment shall be subject to having his or her
 license to practice medicine in the State of Texas revoked or suspended
 under §§164.001, 164.052, and 164.053 of the Act.

## 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)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.6 22 TAC § 193.6. Delegation of Prescribing and Ordering Drugs and Devices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_6.md)
- [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)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.9 22 TAC § 193.9. Delegation of Prescriptive Authority at a Facility-Based Practice Site](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_9.md)
- [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)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.11 22 TAC § 193.11. Prescription Forms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_11.md)
- [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)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 193.15 22 TAC § 193.15. Delegated Drug Therapy Management](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P9_C193_S193_15.md)

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