{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 489.151","heading":"ACTION AGAINST PHYSICIAN'S LICENSE PROHIBITED.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas Medical Board may not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a physician's license under Subchapter B, Chapter 164, Occupations Code, based solely on the physician's recommendations to an eligible patient regarding access to or treatment with an investigational drug, biological product, or device, provided that the recommendations made to the patient meet the medical standard of care.\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 D. PHYSICIANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.489.htm#489.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"57e87da8016c7116b4866b09e1cd1cf2ee873618a880aa51a2f0b1ba0a4f9282","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-489.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-490.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}