{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.606","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.606","heading":"PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION.","body":"A person may not administer medication to a resident unless the person:\n(1) holds a license under state law that authorizes the person to administer medication; or\n(2) holds a permit issued under Section 242.610 and acts under the authority of a person who holds a license under state law that authorizes the person to administer medication.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from V.T.C.A, Health and Safety Code Sec. 242.151 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.606","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"bb432726346fed456f6d427332b58d97b4cd308a52c3d21811c4adc5b6cb50ce","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.605","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}