Provider Alert! Texas Medical Board Emergency Rule re: Issuance of Prescriptions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Attention: All Providers and Pharmacies Effective Date: June 12, 2020 Call to action: On June 5, 2020, the Texas Medical Board's (TMB) Executive Committee, with advice and direction from the Governor's Office, adopted rules on an emergency basis related to the issuance of certain prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster. The emergency rule prohibits treatment of chronic pain with scheduled drugs through use of telemedicine medical services unless: i) a patient is an established chronic pain patient of the physician and is seeking telephone refill of an...