HHSC: Public Hearing – Implementation of House Bill 3703 Proposed New Rule Designating Incurable Neurodegenerative Diseases

Regulatory
September 11, 2019
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Overview of HB 3703 and proposed rules (Follow link for rule text draft). The 86th Legislature amended the occupations code to allow use of cannabis for incurable neurogenerative disease. This purpose of this meeting is to hear public input on the diseases to be included. The proposed rule has not yet been published yet. HB 3703 by Klick (Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.) In 2015, the state legislature enacted the Texas Compassionate-Use Act and authorized low-THC cannabis to be prescribed to treat a patient with intractable epilepsy. There have been calls to make certain updates to that act and to make more conditions eligible for treatment using low-THC cannabis. H.B. 3703 seeks to respond to those calls. (Original Author's/Sponsor's Statement of Intent) C.S.H.B. 3703 amends current law relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualif

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