PATIENT
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
In this subchapter, "patient" includes a person who:
(1) is currently abusing a dangerous drug or controlled substance;
(2) is not currently abusing such a drug or substance but has a history of such abuse; or
(3) lives in an environment that poses a risk for misuse or diversion to illegitimate use of such a drug or substance.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.