LIMITATIONS ON PRESCRIPTION OR ADMINISTRATION OF DANGEROUS DRUG OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Known as the Intractable Pain Treatment Act
The act spans §§ 107.001 to 107.152 (12 sections).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.002(a), eff
This chapter does not authorize a physician to prescribe or administer to a person a dangerous drug or controlled substance:
(1) for a purpose that is not a legitimate medical purpose as defined by the board; and
(2) if the physician knows or should know the person is using drugs for a nontherapeutic purpose.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.