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Texas Occupations Code - Section 107.102. Authority To Treat

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§ 107.102. AUTHORITY TO TREAT.  This chapter authorizes a 
physician to treat a patient with an acute or chronic painful 
medical condition with a dangerous drug or controlled substance to 
relieve the patient's pain using appropriate doses, for an 
appropriate length of time, and for as long as the pain persists.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, § 14.002(a), eff. Sept. 
1, 2003.

Last modified: August 10, 2007