{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-169.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 169.004","heading":"LOW-THC CANNABIS PRESCRIBER REGISTRATION.","body":"(a) Before a physician qualified to prescribe low-THC cannabis under Section 169.002 may prescribe or renew a prescription for low-THC cannabis for a patient under this chapter, the physician must register as the prescriber for that patient in the compassionate-use registry maintained by the department under Section 487.054, Health and Safety Code. The physician's registration must indicate:\n(1) the physician's name;\n(2) the patient's name and date of birth;\n(3) the dosage prescribed to the patient;\n(4) the means of administration ordered for the patient; and\n(5) the total amount of low-THC cannabis required to fill the patient's prescription.\n(b) The department may not publish the name of a physician registered under this section unless permission is expressly granted by the physician.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (S.B. 339), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 3703), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 169. AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE LOW-THC CANNABIS TO CERTAIN PATIENTS FOR COMPASSIONATE USE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.169.htm#169.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"895a1a97d254c3ce6ce37fe628376bafba86391faf5a6bc809ad4d88b7891d82","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-169.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-169.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}