Sec. 439.014. REGULATION BY HEALTH CARE FACILITY. (a) A hospital or health care facility may not forbid or restrict the use of DMSO prescribed or administered by a licensed physician having staff privileges at that hospital or facility unless the hospital or facility:
(1) makes a formal finding that the DMSO as prescribed or administered by the physician is or will be harmful to the patient; or
(2) determines that the prescription or administration of DMSO creates an immediate danger to the public.
(b) A hospital or health care facility that forbids or restricts the use of DMSO under Subsection (a)(2) shall conduct a hearing on the restriction or prohibition as soon as practicable after its determination.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Chapter 439 - Manufacture and Distribution of Certain Drugs
Subchapter B. Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Section 439.012. Manufacture and Sale
Section 439.013. Prescription, Administration, and Dispensation
Section 439.014. Regulation by Health Care Facility
Section 439.015. Records; Disciplinary Actions
Section 439.016. Misrepresentation; Criminal Penalty
Section 439.017. Restrictions on Manufacture, Distribution, and Sale; Criminal Penalty