Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 483.004
Commissioner of State Health Services Emergency Authority Relating to Dangerous Drugs


If the commissioner of state health services has compelling evidence that an immediate danger to the public health exists as a result of the prescription of a dangerous drug by practitioners described by Section 483.001 (Definitions)(12)(C), the commissioner may use the commissioner’s existing emergency authority to limit the availability of the drug by permitting its prescription only by practitioners 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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 112, Sec. 8, eff. May 11, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1238, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 483.004 — Commissioner of State Health Services Emergency Authority Relating to Dangerous Drugs, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­483.­htm#483.­004 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 483.004’s source at texas​.gov