Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 306. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM |
SUBCHAPTER G. USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION PSYCHIATRIC DRUG FORMULARY |
SECTION 306.359. Prescribing Non-formulary Drugs
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(a) Non-formulary drugs may be prescribed: (1) if no formulary drug exists that is as safe or effective in the specified situation; (2) if a limited trial of the drug is safer or more effective than any drug listed in the formulary, based on available medical evidence and the prescribing practitioner's clinical judgment; (3) if the course of therapy established prior to the individual's admission to the facility where he or she is being treated would be interrupted; or (4) in an emergency. (b) Each local authority shall develop and enforce written policies and procedures for monitoring and approving the prescribing of non-formulary drugs by its practitioners and contract practitioners. (c) HHSC shall develop and enforce written policies and procedures for monitoring and approving the prescribing of non-formulary drugs by HHSC facility practitioners and facility contract practitioners. Source Note: The provisions of this §306.359 adopted to be effective February 24, 2021, 46 TexReg 1246