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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.057 (2): PROHIBITED STATE INTERFERENCE WITH ACCESS TO TREATMENT.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES Chapter 491, consisting of Secs. 491.001 to 491.151, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 285 (S.B. 984), Sec. 1. For another Chapter 491, consisting of Secs. 491.001 to 491.103, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 333 (S.B. 2308), Sec. 1, see Sec. 491.001 et seq., post. For another Chapter 491, consisting of Secs. 491.001 to 491.151, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (S.B. 670), Sec. 2, see Sec. 491.001 et seq., post.
- CHAPTER 491. ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING OR SEVERELY DEBILITATING ILLNESSES
- SUBCHAPTER B. ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED INVESTIGATIONAL 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.
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