{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 107.051","heading":"AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE OR ADMINISTER DANGEROUS DRUG OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, a physician may prescribe or administer a dangerous drug or controlled substance to a person in the course of the physician's treatment of the person for intractable pain.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 107. INTRACTABLE PAIN TREATMENT","SUBCHAPTER B. PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.107.htm#107.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"200180bdd4819bba7a9040655ca5962688e8d18ae70f040a2c3c8256bd5e854f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}