Texas Family Code 266.011 – Monitoring Use of Psychotropic Drug
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Terms Used In Texas Family Code 266.011
- Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The person authorized to consent to medical treatment for a foster child prescribed a psychotropic medication shall ensure that the child has been seen by the prescribing physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse at least once every 90 days to allow the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse to:
(1) appropriately monitor the side effects of the medication; and
(2) determine whether:
(A) the medication is helping the child achieve the treatment goals; and
(B) continued use of the medication is appropriate.