Bill Text: TX SB1235 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to defining the duties and to the penalties concerning pain management clinics.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB1235 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1235-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1235 |
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relating to defining the duties and to the penalties concerning | ||
pain management clinics. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 168.001, Occupations Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 168.001. DEFINITIONS [ |
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means a publicly or privately owned facility for which a majority of | ||
patients are issued on a monthly basis a prescription for opioids, | ||
benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol, but not including | ||
suboxone. | ||
(2) "Operator" means an owner, medical director, or | ||
physician affiliated or associated with the pain management clinic | ||
in any capacity. Each of these individuals is considered to be | ||
operating at the pain management clinic. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 168.201(d), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(d) A person who owns or operates a pain management clinic | ||
is engaged in the practice of medicine. This shall include, but is | ||
not limited to, all supervision and delegation activities related | ||
to the pain management clinic. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 168.202(c), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) A violation of this chapter is subject to criminal | ||
prosecution under Section 165.152. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1235 passed the Senate on | ||
April 13, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1235 passed the House on | ||
May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 2, | ||
two present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |