Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 107 - Intractable Pain Treatment

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 107.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Intractable Pain Treatment Act. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
• Texas Section 107.002 - Definitions
  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...

SUBCHAPTER B PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

• Texas Section 107.003 - Nonapplicability Of Chapter To Certain Chemically Dependent Persons
  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...
• Texas Section 107.051 - Authority To Prescribe Or Administer Dangerous Drug Or Controlled Substance
  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...
• Texas Section 107.052 - Limitations On Prescription Or Administration Of Dangerous Drug Or Controlled Substance
  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...

SUBCHAPTER C TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PATIENTS

• Texas Section 107.053 - Limitation On Authority Of Hospital Or Other Health Care Facility Regarding Use Of Dangerous Drug Or Controlled Substance
  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...
• Texas Section 107.101 - Patient
  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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 107.103 - Duty To Monitor Patient
  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...

SUBCHAPTER D DISCIPLINARY ACTION

• Texas Section 107.104 - Documentation And Consultation Required
  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...
• Texas Section 107.151 - Disciplinary Action Prohibited
  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...

SUBCHAPTER E PAIN TREATMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE

• Texas Section 107.152 - Authority Of Board To Revoke Or Suspend License
  (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: September 28, 2016