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Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 107 Intractable Pain TreatmentLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Occupations Code > Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 107 Intractable Pain Treatment This chapter may be cited as the Intractable Pain Treatment Act. ... In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. (2) "Intractable pain" means a state of pain for which: (A) the ... Except as provided by Subchapter C, this chapter does not apply to a person being treated by a physician for chemical dependency because of the ... Notwithstanding any other law, a physician may prescribe or administer a dangerous drug or controlled substance to a person in the course of the physician's ... 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 ... A hospital or other health care facility may not prohibit or restrict the use of a dangerous drug or controlled substance prescribed or administered by ... 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 ... 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 ... A physician who treats a patient under this subchapter shall monitor the patient to ensure that a prescribed dangerous drug or controlled substance is used ... To ensure that a prescribed dangerous drug or controlled substance is not diverted to another use and to ensure the appropriateness of the treatment of ... A physician is not subject to disciplinary action by the board for prescribing or administering a dangerous drug or controlled substance in the course of ... (a) This chapter does not affect the authority of the board to revoke or suspend the license of a physician who: (1) prescribes, administers, or ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |