NPs in Texas have to pay a physician in order to do their job. That means without a doctor, nurse practitioners can’t help the patients who need them. But a bill that has bipartisan support in the Texas Senate would free NPs from these limitations.
AUSTIN, Texas — Taneka Ford has been seeing a nurse practitioner for more than 15 years. A bill that has bipartisan support in the Texas Senate would free NPs from these limitations
Her NP is Lutricia Harrison. She operates her own clinic in Houston. Harrison’s mom inspired her to become a nurse. “So if I have a patient who has ADHD, I cannot give them the medication,” Harrison said. “I have to refer them to a psychiatrist who can prescribe the schedule 2 [medication] or my collaborating physician will have to come in and see the patient in order to give the patient the medication that they need, which further delays care.”
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