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DPS sets competitive, two‑phase process to expand compassionate‑use program under House Bill 46
Summary
The Texas Department of Public Safety outlined an implementation plan to add 12 licensees to the Texas Compassionate Use Program under House Bill 46, prioritizing 139 earlier applicants for the first nine slots and opening a dual application window Aug. 8–Sept. 15 for supplemental and new applications.
The Texas Department of Public Safety on Aug. 7 announced a two‑phase competitive process to expand the Texas Compassionate Use Program to 15 licensees, saying state law (House Bill 46) requires the agency to add 12 new licensees and to ensure geographic coverage across HHSC health regions.
Chief Wayne Miller, who leads the department’s Regulatory Services Division, outlined a plan that prioritizes 139 applicants who filed during the 2023 application window: the first nine of the 12 new licenses must be selected from that group. DPS will open a dual application window beginning Aug. 8 that runs through 5 p.m. Sept. 15 for (1) supplemental submissions from the phase‑1 applicants and (2) new phase‑2 applications from other prospective licensees.
Miller said the phase‑1 supplemental window is not intended as a complete rewrite of prior applications but to capture updated financial documentation and a…
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