Section 306.359 - Prescribing Non-formulary Drugs(a) Non-formulary drugs may be prescribed: (1) if no formulary drug exists that is as safe or effective in the specified situation;(2) if a limited trial of the drug is safer or more effective than any drug listed in the formulary, based on available medical evidence and the prescribing practitioner's clinical judgment;(3) if the course of therapy established prior to the individual's admission to the facility where he or she is being treated would be interrupted; or(b) Each local authority shall develop and enforce written policies and procedures for monitoring and approving the prescribing of non-formulary drugs by its practitioners and contract practitioners.(c) HHSC shall develop and enforce written policies and procedures for monitoring and approving the prescribing of non-formulary drugs by HHSC facility practitioners and facility contract practitioners.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 306.359
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 08, February 19, 2021, TexReg 1246, eff. 2/24/2021