{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 107.103","heading":"DUTY TO MONITOR PATIENT.","body":"A physician who treats a patient under this subchapter shall monitor the patient to ensure that a prescribed dangerous drug or controlled substance is used only for the treatment of the patient's painful medical condition.\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 C. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PATIENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.107.htm#107.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f0fb8450ab439af8fd096e01e5dd3c10ba2a17ac29d11ecdbe4d9dd6e739fbec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-107.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}