Can a PA sign a prescription for controlled substances?
Yes, the PAs supervising physician must delegate prescriptive authority allowing a PA to sign prescriptions for controlled substances, also called scheduled drugs, as well as Dangerous Drugs. However, PA’s are limited to Schedules III – V. All prescription drugs that are not controlled substances fall into the category of “dangerous drugs.” A list of controlled substances can be found at: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/dmd/control_subst_sched.shtm . Physician assistants with prescriptive authority must have their own DPS and DEA numbers to prescribe controlled substances. In addition, physician assistants must have the name of their current delegating physician authorizing prescriptive authority on file with DPS. If a physician assistant does not notify the DPS of a new physician within 60 days of a supervision/delegation termination, the physician assistant’s DPS number will be terminated. Click here for more information.
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