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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prescription medications for the care and treatment of |
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inmates and prisoners in county jails. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 511.009(a)(21) to read as follows: |
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(21) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules and |
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procedures establishing minimum standards regarding the continuity |
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of prescription medications for the care and treatment of inmates |
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and prisoners in county jails. The rules and procedures shall |
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require that inmates and prisoners who are determined to be |
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lawfully taking a prescription medication when they enter the |
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county jail be maintained on that same prescription medication |
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until a qualified health care professional directs otherwise upon |
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individualized consideration. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |