2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing
Chapter 301 - Nurses
Subchapter M. Anesthesia in Outpatient Setting
Section 301.603. Applicability
Sec. 301.603. APPLICABILITY. Rules adopted by the board under Section 301.602 do not apply to:
(1) an outpatient setting in which only local anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, or both are used;
(2) a licensed hospital, including an outpatient facility of the hospital that is located separate from the hospital;
(3) a licensed ambulatory surgical center;
(4) a clinic located on land recognized as tribal land by the federal government and maintained or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization as listed by the United States secretary of the interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 or as listed under a successor federal statute or regulation;
(5) a facility maintained or operated by a state or local governmental entity;
(6) a clinic directly maintained or operated by the United States; or
(7) an outpatient setting accredited by:
(A) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations relating to ambulatory surgical centers;
(B) the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities; or
(C) the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.125(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000), Sec. 14, eff. May 20, 2005.
