Which agreement does your practice need?
Choose the state, the clinician and the type of practice. You get the instrument your statute names, whether it is required, what it must contain, and whether the practice also needs a medical director.
Physician Assistant in Texas
Prescriptive Authority Agreement
Agreement required
Texas law names the instrument a Prescriptive Authority Agreement.
What it must contain and who governs itAesthetic / Medical Spa in Texas
Medical director required: Delegating Physician
From the state's facility or delegation rules.
Qualifications, duties and sourcesBy the name your state uses
The same relationship goes by different names. Each term links to the states whose statute uses it.
Collaborative Practice Agreement
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Prescriptive Authority Agreement
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Standard Care Arrangement
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Articulated Plan
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Supervision Agreement
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Delegation Agreement
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Written Protocol
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Practice Agreement
Which states and clinicians use this term, and the exact statutory wording.
Medical Director Agreement
Which practice types must designate a physician, by state.
By practice type
✨ Aesthetic / Medical Spa
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
🧠 Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Clinic
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
🩺 Urgent Care / Walk-In Clinic
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
💧 IV Hydration & Wellness Clinic
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
💊 Addiction Medicine / MAT Clinic
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
🦴 Pain Management Clinic
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
🏥 Long-Term Care / Assisted Living / Group Home
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
🚗 Mobile & Home-Based Care Company
Medical director requirement by state and the typical scope of practice.
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