Texas Occupations Code 170.002 – Guidelines
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(a) The board shall adopt guidelines for the prescription of opioid antagonists.
(b) The guidelines must address:
(1) prescribing an opioid antagonist to a patient to whom an opioid medication is also prescribed; and
(2) identifying patients at risk of an opioid-related drug overdose and prescribing an opioid antagonist to that patient or to a person in a position to administer the opioid antagonist to that patient.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 170.002
- Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Person: means an individual, unless the term is expressly made applicable to a partnership, association, or corporation. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002