Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 169.004 - Low-Thc Cannabis Prescriber Registration(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: (1) the physician's name;(2) the patient's name and date of birth;(3) the dosage prescribed to the patient;(4) the means of administration ordered for the patient; and(5) the total amount of low-THC cannabis required to fill the patient's prescription.(b) The department may not publish the name of a physician registered under this section unless permission is expressly granted by the physician.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1300,Sec. 2, eff. 6/14/2019.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 301,Sec. 4, eff. 6/1/2015.