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Tex. Occupations Code § 168.001 Definitions
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Sec. 168.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Pain management clinic" means a publicly or privately owned facility for which a majority of patients are issued on a monthly basis a prescription for opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol, but not including subox…
Tex. Occupations Code § 168.002 Exemptions
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Sec. 168.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a medical or dental school or an outpatient clinic associated with a medical or dental school; (2) a hospital, including any outpatient facility or clinic of a hospital; (3) a hospice established under 40 T.A.C. Sectio…
Tex. Occupations Code § 168.003 Legislative Finding
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Sec. 168.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDING. The legislature finds that deaths resulting from the use of opioids and other controlled substances constitute a public health crisis and that there is a compelling state interest in the board closely regulating the prescribing of opioids and ot…
Tex. Occupations Code § 168.051 Adoption of Rules
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Sec. 168.051. ADOPTION OF RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, including rules to address, for a pain management clinic: (1) the operation of the clinic; (2) personnel requirements for the clinic, including requirements for a physician who pract…