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2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing
Chapter 301 - Nurses
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board
Section 301.1581. Information Provided to License Holders
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TX Occ Code § 301.1581 (2025)
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Sec. 301.1581. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO LICENSE HOLDERS. At least once each biennium, the board shall provide to license holders information on:
(1) prescribing and dispensing pain medications, with particular emphasis on Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances;
(2) abusive and addictive behavior of certain persons who use prescription pain medications;
(3) common diversion strategies employed by certain persons who use prescription pain medications, including fraudulent prescription patterns; and
(4) the appropriate use of pain medications and the differences between addiction, pseudo-addiction, tolerance, and physical dependence.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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