HB3749 • 2025

Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

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Sponsor: Orr | Oliverson | Lalani | Howard | VanDeaver
Last action: 2025-06-20
Official status: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date: 2025-06-20

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Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

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Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

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Bill History

2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Effective on 9/1/25
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
Sent to the Governor
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Senate passage reported
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Reported enrolled
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the House
2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the Senate
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Health & Human Services
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2845
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2729
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Public Health
2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

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89(R) HB 3749 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3749

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous

therapy.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as Jenifer's Law.

SECTION 2. Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 172 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 172. PROVISION OF ELECTIVE INTRAVENOUS THERAPY

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 172.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)

"Advanced practice registered nurse"

has the

meaning assigned by Section 301.152.

(2) "Elective intravenous therapy" means a procedure:

(A)

to administer fluids, nutrients,

medications, or blood directly into a patient's bloodstream through

a vein;

(B)

that is sought by the patient to alleviate

symptoms of temporary discomfort or improve temporary wellness; and

(C) that is not administered in:

(i) a physician's office;

(ii)

a health facility licensed under

Subtitle B, Title 4, Health and Safety Code;

(iii)

a mental hospital licensed under

Chapter 577, Health and Safety Code; or

(iv)

a hospital maintained or operated by

this state.

(3)

"Physician assistant"

means a person who holds a

license issued under Chapter 204.

(4)

"Registered nurse" means a person licensed by the

Texas Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing.

SUBCHAPTER B. ELECTIVE INTRAVENOUS THERAPY

Sec.

172.051.

DELEGATION OF PRESCRIBING OR ORDERING

ELECTIVE INTRAVENOUS THERAPY. (a) A physician may delegate the act

of prescribing or ordering elective intravenous therapy to:

(1)

a physician assistant acting under adequate

physician supervision; or

(2)

an advanced practice registered nurse acting under

adequate physician supervision.

(b)

A physician may delegate the act of administering

elective intravenous therapy to:

(1)

a physician assistant acting under adequate

physician supervision;

(2)

an advanced practice registered nurse acting under

adequate physician supervision; or

(3)

a registered nurse acting under adequate physician

supervision.

(c)

A physician's authority to delegate the act of

prescribing or ordering elective intravenous therapy is subject to

Subchapter B, Chapter 157.

(d)

A prescriptive authority agreement relating to elective

intravenous therapy is included in the maximum number of

prescriptive authority agreements authorized under Section

157.0512(c). The exception provided in Section 157.0512(d) does

not apply to a prescriptive authority agreement relating to

elective intravenous therapy.

SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to the

performance of a medical act on or after the effective date of this

Act under a physician's delegation, regardless of:

(1) the manner in which the delegation is made; and

(2) whether the delegation is made before, on, or

after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3749 was passed by the House on May

16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 2, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3749 was passed by the Senate on May

27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor