{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 107.052","heading":"LIMITATIONS ON PRESCRIPTION OR ADMINISTRATION OF DANGEROUS DRUG OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.","body":"This chapter does not authorize a physician to prescribe or administer to a person a dangerous drug or controlled substance:\n(1) for a purpose that is not a legitimate medical purpose as defined by the board; and\n(2) if the physician knows or should know the person is using drugs for a nontherapeutic purpose.\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#107.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"dabc4b881136d6cc827153a110b83aa85f5342f5f47dba215c4410dfd6bcd81f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}