{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 107.053","heading":"LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF HOSPITAL OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITY REGARDING USE OF DANGEROUS DRUG OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.","body":"A hospital or other health care facility may not prohibit or restrict the use of a dangerous drug or controlled substance prescribed or administered by a physician who holds staff privileges at the hospital or facility for a person diagnosed and treated by a physician 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#107.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5c789abb63b92c780d319270c6458a90712805460352e1bcec3ddfa08bec0f11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}