What Do PAs need to prescribe Dangerous Drugs?
First, you need to review the Supervising Physican Registration Form and it’s instructions. How this form is completed and submitted to the Texas State Board of PAs is what determines who has prescriptive privileges. Your PA License Number and Prescriber ID is the one and the same for dangerous drugs If your supervising physician has given you prescriptive privileges, then your script pad must include the name of your supervising physician, the practice location, practice phone number, your name and your PA License Number. Many practices for cost-savings, include the physician’s DEA number so those pads can be used jointly but there is no requirement for this. Your supervising physician can authorize you to call in (under his name and DEA number) as a designated agent (and this should be on file with the local pharmacies) for Controlled Substances III, IV and V, however this must be done on a patient by patient basis — there can be no standing orders or protocols regarding their use e
