Texas Occupations Code

§ 169.004 — LOW-THC CANNABIS PRESCRIBER REGISTRATION

OC § 169.004Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 169. AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE LOW-THC CANNABIS TO CERTAIN PATIENTS FOR COMPASSIONATE USE

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(a)Before a physician qualified to prescribe low-THC cannabis under Section 169.002 may prescribe or renew a prescription for low-THC cannabis for a patient under this chapter, the physician must register as the prescriber for that patient in the compassionate-use registry maintained by the department under Section 487.054, Health and Safety Code. The physician's registration must indicate:

(1)the physician's name;

(2)the patient's name and date of birth;

(3)the dosage prescribed to the patient;

(4)the means of administration ordered for the patient; and

(5)the total amount of low-THC cannabis required to fill the patient's prescription.

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 3703), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.