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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.003: PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS
- CHAPTER 439. MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN DRUGS
- SUBCHAPTER A. LAETRILE
(a) Unless prohibited by federal law, a licensed physician may prescribe or administer laetrile in the treatment of cancer.
(b) A physician acting in accordance with federal and state law is not subject to disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board for prescribing or administering laetrile to a patient under the physician's care who has requested the substance unless that board makes a formal finding that the substance is harmful.
(c) A finding under Subsection (b) must be made in a hearing conducted as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1142, eff. April 2, 2015.
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