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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to defining the duties and penalties concerning pain |
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management clinics. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 168.001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 168.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: |
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(1) In this chapter, "pPain management clinic" means a |
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publicly or privately owned facility for which a majority of |
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patients are issued on a monthly basis a prescription for opioids, |
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benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol, but not including |
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suboxone. |
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(2) "Operator" means an owner, medical director, or |
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physician affiliated or associated with the pain management clinic |
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in any capacity. Each of these individuals is considered to be |
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operating at the pain management clinic. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 168.201 (d), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A person who owns or operates a pain management clinic |
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is engaged in the practice of medicine. This shall include, but is |
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not limited to, all supervision and delegation activities related |
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to the pain management clinic. |
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SECTION 3 Chapter 168.202 (c), Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A violation of this chapter is subject to criminal |
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prosecution under Occupations Code Chapter 165.152. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |