Texas § HS.242.608 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
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§ HS.242.608. RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION. The executive commissioner by rule shall establish: (1) minimum requirements for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, emergency suspension, and revocation of a permit to administer medication to a resident; (2) curricula to train persons to administer medication to a resident; (3) minimum standards for the approval of programs to train persons to administer medication to a resident and for rescinding approval; and (4) the acts and practices that are allowed or prohibited to a permit holder. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Redesignated from V.T.C.A, Health and Safety Code Sec. 242.152 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0656, eff. April 2, 2015.
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