{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-549.0401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 549.0401","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"patient assistance program\" means a program a pharmaceutical company offers under which the company provides a drug to individuals in need of assistance at no charge or at a substantially reduced cost. The term does not include the provision of a drug as part of a clinical trial.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 549. PROVISION OF DRUGS AND DRUG INFORMATION","SUBCHAPTER I. PHARMACEUTICAL PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.549.htm#549.0401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"77fa503100f32600545ab66e6033c0eae47f3029cea3f80579121add9e98eadb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-549.0353","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-549.0402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}