26 Tex. Admin. Code § 306.359 - Prescribing Non-formulary Drugs
(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.
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