Texas Health And Safety Code Title 6, Chapter 487 - Texas Compassionate-use Act

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

SUBCHAPTER B DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT

• Texas Section 487.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety. (2) "Director" means the public safety director of the department. (3) "Dispensing organization" means...
• Texas Section 487.051 - Duties Of Department
  The department shall administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (S.B. 339), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2015.
• Texas Section 487.052 - Rules
  The director shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including rules imposing fees under this chapter in amounts sufficient...
• Texas Section 487.053 - Licensing Of Dispensing Organizations And Registration Of Certain Associated Individuals
  (a) The department shall: (1) issue or renew a license to operate as a dispensing organization to each applicant who satisfies the requirements established under...

SUBCHAPTER C LICENSE TO OPERATE AS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION

• Texas Section 487.054 - Compassionate-use Registry
  (a) The department shall establish and maintain a secure online compassionate-use registry that contains: (1) the name of each physician who registers as the prescriber...
• Texas Section 487.101 - License Required
  A license issued by the department under this chapter is required to operate a dispensing organization. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301...
• Texas Section 487.102 - Eligibility For License
  An applicant for a license to operate as a dispensing organization is eligible for the license if: (1) as determined by the department, the applicant...
• Texas Section 487.103 - Application
  (a) A person may apply for an initial or renewal license to operate as a dispensing organization by submitting a form prescribed by the department...
• Texas Section 487.104 - Issuance, Renewal, Or Denial Of License
  (a) The department shall issue or renew a license to operate as a dispensing organization only if: (1) the department determines the applicant meets the...
• Texas Section 487.105 - Criminal History Background Check
  (a) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate as a dispensing organization shall provide the department with the applicant's name...
• Texas Section 487.106 - Duty To Maintain Eligibility
  A dispensing organization must maintain compliance at all times with the eligibility requirements described by Section 487.102. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 487.107 - Duties Relating To Dispensing Prescription
  (a) Before dispensing low-THC cannabis to a person for whom the low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code, the dispensing organization must verify...

SUBCHAPTER D REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS

• Texas Section 487.108 - License Suspension Or Revocation
  (a) The department may at any time suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if the department determines that the licensee has not...

SUBCHAPTER E DUTIES OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

• Texas Section 487.151 - Registration Required
  (a) An individual who is a director, manager, or employee of a dispensing organization must apply for and obtain a registration under this section. (b)...
• Texas Section 487.201 - Counties And Municipalities May Not Prohibit Low-thc Cannabis
  A municipality, county, or other political subdivision may not enact, adopt, or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, resolution, or other regulation that prohibits the cultivation,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016