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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to all prescribed medications by residents in |
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certain long-term care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 4, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 226 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 226. LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENT RIGHT TO ACCESS |
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PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION |
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Sec. 226.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Long-term care facility" means: |
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(A) a facility licensed or regulated under |
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Chapter 242, 247, or 252, Health and Safety Code; or |
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(B) a state supported living center as defined by |
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Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code. |
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(2) "Prescription" includes an entry in the |
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compassionate-use registry established under Section 487.054. |
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Sec. 226.002. RESIDENT RIGHT TO ACCESS PRESCRIPTION |
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MEDICATION. A resident of a long-term care facility has a right to |
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access any medication for which the resident has a prescription |
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from a licensed practitioner, including a medication containing |
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low-THC cannabis. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |