Regulation By Health Care Facility

Sec. 439.014. REGULATION BY HEALTH CARE FACILITY. (a) A hospital or health care facility may not forbid or restrict the use of DMSO prescribed or administered by a licensed physician having staff privileges at that hospital or facility unless the hospital or facility: (1) makes a formal finding that the DMSO as prescribed or administered by the physician is or will be harmful to the patient; or (2) determines that the prescription or administration of DMSO creates an immediate danger to the public. (b) A hospital or health care facility that forbids or restricts the use of DMSO under Subsection (a)(2) shall conduct a hearing on the restriction or prohibition as soon as practicable after its determination. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.