Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.042
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.042, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 142.042. POLICY.
Official statutory text
(a) A license holder may adopt written policies and procedures related to the disposal of a patient's unused controlled substance prescription drugs on the patient's death or in other circumstances in which disposal is appropriate.
(b) A license holder that adopts policies and procedures under this section shall:
(1) provide a copy of the policies and procedures to the patient and the patient's family;
(2) discuss the policies and procedures with the patient and the patient's family in a language and manner the patient and patient's family understand; and
(3) document in the patient's clinical record that the policies and procedures were provided and discussed under Subdivisions (1) and (2).
(b) A license holder that adopts policies and procedures under this section shall:
(1) provide a copy of the policies and procedures to the patient and the patient's family;
(2) discuss the policies and procedures with the patient and the patient's family in a language and manner the patient and patient's family understand; and
(3) document in the patient's clinical record that the policies and procedures were provided and discussed under Subdivisions (1) and (2).
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