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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for drugs dispensed by pharmacists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 562.006, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (a-3) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the information required by Subsection |
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(a), the label on the dispensing container of a drug dispensed by a |
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Class A or Class E pharmacy must indicate: |
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(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the |
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pharmacy; |
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(2) the date the prescription is dispensed; |
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(3) the name of the prescribing practitioner; |
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(4) the name of the patient or, if the drug was |
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prescribed for an animal, the species of the animal and the name of |
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the owner; |
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(5) instructions for use; |
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(6) the quantity dispensed; |
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(7) if the drug is dispensed in a container other than |
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the manufacturer's original container, the date after which the |
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prescription should not be used, determined according to criteria |
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established by board rule based on standards in the United States |
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Pharmacopeia-National Formulary; and |
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(8) any other information required by board rule. |
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(a-2) The information required by Subsection (a-1)(7) may |
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be recorded on any label affixed to the dispensing container. |
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(a-3) Subsection (a-1) does not apply to a prescription |
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dispensed to a person at the time of release from prison or jail if |
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the prescription is for not more than a 10-day supply of medication. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 562.0062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.0062. REQUIRED STATEMENT REGARDING MEDICATION |
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DISPOSAL. The board by rule shall require pharmacists, when |
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dispensing certain drugs, to include on the dispensing container |
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label or in the information required by Section 562.0061 the |
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statement "Do not flush unused medications or pour down a sink or |
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drain." |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2010, the Texas State |
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Board of Pharmacy shall adopt any rules necessary to implement |
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Section 562.006(a-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than June 1, 2010, the Texas State |
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Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules under Section 562.0062, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 562.006(a-1) and 562.0062, Occupations |
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Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a drug dispensed on or |
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after July 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 19 was passed by the House on April 8, |
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2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 19 on May 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 19 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |