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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.614: ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES
- SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES
- CHAPTER 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS
- SUBCHAPTER N. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly administers medication to a resident and the person:
(1) does not hold a license under state law that authorizes the person to administer medication; or
(2) does not hold a permit issued by the department under this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from V.T.C.A, Health and Safety Code Sec. 242.158 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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