{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-158.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 158.002","heading":"PROVISION OF FREE SAMPLES.","body":"(a) This chapter does not prohibit a physician from supplying a pharmaceutical sample to a patient free of charge if, in the physician's opinion, it is advantageous to the patient, in adhering to a course of treatment prescribed by the physician, to receive the sample.\n(b) A pharmaceutical sample provided under this section must be:\n(1) provided to the physician from the manufacturer free of charge and delivered to a patient free of any direct or indirect charge;\n(2) prepackaged by the original manufacturer and not repackaged; and\n(3) marked on the immediate container to indicate that it is a sample or recorded in records that indicate it is a sample.\n(c) Each state and federal labeling and recordkeeping requirement must be followed and documented. A record maintained under Subsection (b)(3) must be accessible as provided under state and federal law.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 158. AUTHORITY OF PHYSICIAN TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DRUGS AND SUPPLIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.158.htm#158.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"0ff246863f89188561166cb12fb489caec9d0fb2acd7b3012cb028bb34fea1c9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-158.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-158.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}