1. (a) Before a physician qualified to prescribe low-THC cannabis under Section 169.002 may prescribe or renew a prescription for low-THC cannabis for a patient under this chapter, the physician must register as the prescriber for that patient in the compassionate-use registry maintained by the department under Section 487.054, Health and Safety Code. The physician's registration must indicate:

   1. (1) the physician's name;
   2. (2) the patient's name and date of birth;
   3. (3) the dosage prescribed to the patient;
   4. (4) the means of administration ordered for the patient; and
   5. (5) the total amount of low-THC cannabis required to fill the patient's prescription.
2. (b) The department may not publish the name of a physician registered under this section unless permission is expressly granted by the physician.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 301 (S.B. 339), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2015.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 3703), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.