{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 489.055","heading":"STATE MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, OR DEVICE.","body":"An official, employee, or agent of this state may not block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 502 (H.B. 21), Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 489. ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES","SUBCHAPTER B. ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND DEVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH TERMINAL ILLNESSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.489.htm#489.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"189a553fd8a7919978201480ea6dccd418703ac2baa3c78742304060f76d1c8d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}