Texas Statutes
§ 487.253 — COMPASSIONATE-USE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS.
Texas § 487.253
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 487.253 (2026).
Text
Sec. 487.253. COMPASSIONATE-USE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS.
(a)One or more compassionate-use institutional review boards may be established to:
(1)evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in treating a medical condition designated by rule of the executive commissioner under Section 487.252 (a); and
(2)oversee patient treatment undertaken as part of an approved research program, including the certification of treating physicians.
(b)An institutional review board must be affiliated with a dispensing organization and meet one of the following conditions:
(1)be affiliated with a medical school, as defined by Section 61.501 , Education Code;
(2)be affiliated with a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 that has at least 150 beds;
(3)be a
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (H.B. 1535 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Nearby Sections
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§ 487.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 487.051
DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.§ 487.052
RULES.§ 487.054
COMPASSIONATE-USE REGISTRY.§ 487.101
LICENSE REQUIRED.§ 487.102
ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.§ 487.103
APPLICATION.§ 487.1035
SATELLITE LOCATIONS.§ 487.105
CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK.§ 487.106
DUTY TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY.§ 487.1071
CANNABINOIDS ELIGIBLE FOR DISPENSING.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 487.253, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/487.253.