Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 483.003
Department of State Health Services Hearings Regarding Certain Dangerous Drugs

(a)

The Department of State Health Services may hold public hearings in accordance with Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure), Government Code, to determine whether there is compelling evidence that a dangerous drug has been abused, either by being prescribed for nontherapeutic purposes or by the ultimate user.

(b)

On finding that a dangerous drug has been abused, the Department of State Health Services may limit the availability of the abused drug by permitting its dispensing only on the prescription of a practitioner described by Section 483.001 (Definitions)(12)(A), (B), or (D).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1180, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 112, Sec. 7, eff. May 11, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1237, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 483.003 — Department of State Health Services Hearings Regarding Certain Dangerous Drugs, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­483.­htm#483.­003 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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