Prohibited State Interference With Access To Treatment

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.057 (as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984)), under Access To Individualized Investigational Treatments For Patients With Life-Threatening Or Severely Debilitating Illnesses.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.057 (as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984))

Sec. 491.057. PROHIBITED STATE INTERFERENCE WITH ACCESS TO TREATMENT. (a) An officer, employee, or agent of this state may not block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to an individualized investigational treatment that complies with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed health care provider is not a violation of this section. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER C. HEALTH COVERAGE, COSTS, AND SERVICES