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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the review of certain drugs prescribed to a child in the |
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conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 266, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 266.0065 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 266.0065. REVIEW OF CERTAIN MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED TO |
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CHILD. (a) In this section, "psychotropic drug" means a substance |
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that is: |
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(1) used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of |
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a disease or as a component of a medication; and |
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(2) intended to have an altering effect on perception, |
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emotion, or behavior. |
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(b) If a child in the managing conservatorship of the |
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department is prescribed three or more psychotropic drugs, the |
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department shall refer the child's case to the Health and Human |
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Services Commission to be reviewed by a physician other than the |
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physician treating the child. |
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(c) The physician reviewing the case shall determine |
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whether the child's medical treatment is consistent with standards |
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of care for a patient diagnosed with the child's mental disorder or |
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documented symptoms. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |