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(a) In this section, “psychotropic drug” has the meaning assigned by Section 261.111, Family Code.
(b) The commission shall implement a system under which the commission will use Medicaid prescription drug data to monitor the prescribing of psychotropic drugs for:
(1) children who are in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and enrolled in the STAR Health Medicaid managed care program or eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare; and
(2) children who are under the supervision of the Department of Family and Protective Services through an agreement under the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children under Subchapter B, Chapter 162, Family Code. 1
(c) The commission shall include as a component of the monitoring system required by this section a medical review of a prescription to which Subsection (b) applies when that review is appropriate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 533.0161. Monitoring of Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Certain Children - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-533-0161/
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