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          AN ACT
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        relating to the licensing and inspection of certain out-of-state  | 
      
      
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        pharmacies by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; authorizing fees. | 
      
      
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               BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
      
      
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               SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 556, Occupations Code, is  | 
      
      
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        amended by adding Section 556.0551 to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 556.0551.  INSPECTION OF LICENSED NONRESIDENT  | 
      
      
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        PHARMACY.  (a)  The board may inspect a nonresident pharmacy  | 
      
      
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        licensed by the board that compounds sterile preparations as  | 
      
      
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        necessary to ensure compliance with the safety standards and other  | 
      
      
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        requirements of this subtitle and board rules. | 
      
      
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               (b)  A nonresident pharmacy shall reimburse the board for all  | 
      
      
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        expenses, including travel, incurred by the board in inspecting the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacy as provided by Subsection (a). | 
      
      
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               SECTION 2.  Subsection (b), Section 560.001, Occupations  | 
      
      
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        Code, is amended to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               (b)  A pharmacy located in another state may not ship, mail,  | 
      
      
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        or deliver to this state a prescription drug or device dispensed  | 
      
      
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        under a prescription drug order, or dispensed or delivered as  | 
      
      
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        authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 562, [to a resident of this 
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          state] unless the pharmacy is licensed by the board or is exempt  | 
      
      
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        under Section 560.004. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 3.  Section 560.052, Occupations Code, is amended by  | 
      
      
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        amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (g) and (h)  | 
      
      
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        to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               (b)  To qualify for a pharmacy license, an applicant must  | 
      
      
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        submit to the board: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  a license fee set by the board, except as provided  | 
      
      
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        by Subsection (d); and | 
      
      
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                     (2)  a completed application that: | 
      
      
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                           (A)  is on a form prescribed by the board; | 
      
      
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                           (B)  is given under oath; and | 
      
      
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                           (C)  includes a statement of: | 
      
      
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                                 (i)  the ownership; | 
      
      
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                                 (ii)  the location of the pharmacy; | 
      
      
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                                 (iii)  the license number of each pharmacist  | 
      
      
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        who is employed by the pharmacy, if the pharmacy is located in this  | 
      
      
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        state, or who is licensed to practice pharmacy in this state, if the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacy is located in another state [a Class E pharmacy]; | 
      
      
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                                 (iv)  the license number of the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacist-in-charge; and | 
      
      
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                                 (v)  any other information the board  | 
      
      
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        determines necessary. | 
      
      
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               (c)  A pharmacy located in another state that applies for a  | 
      
      
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        license [To qualify for a Class E pharmacy license, an applicant],  | 
      
      
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        in addition to satisfying the other requirements of this chapter,  | 
      
      
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        must provide to the board: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  evidence that the applicant holds a pharmacy  | 
      
      
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        license, registration, or permit in good standing issued by the  | 
      
      
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        state in which the pharmacy is located; | 
      
      
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                     (2)  the name of the owner and pharmacist-in-charge of  | 
      
      
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        the pharmacy for service of process; | 
      
      
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                     (3)  evidence of the applicant's ability to provide to  | 
      
      
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        the board a record of a prescription drug order dispensed or  | 
      
      
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        delivered as authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 562, by the  | 
      
      
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        applicant to a resident of or practitioner in this state not later  | 
      
      
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        than 72 hours after the time the board requests the record; | 
      
      
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                     (4)  an affidavit by the pharmacist-in-charge that  | 
      
      
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        states that the pharmacist has read and understands the laws and  | 
      
      
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        rules relating to the applicable license [a Class E pharmacy]; | 
      
      
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                     (5)  proof of creditworthiness; [and] | 
      
      
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                     (6)  an inspection report issued: | 
      
      
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                           (A)  not more than two years before the date the  | 
      
      
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        license application is received; and | 
      
      
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                           (B)  by the pharmacy licensing board in the state  | 
      
      
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        of the pharmacy's physical location, except as provided by  | 
      
      
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        Subsection (f); and | 
      
      
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                     (7)  any other information the board determines  | 
      
      
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        necessary. | 
      
      
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               (g)  A license may not be issued to a pharmacy that compounds  | 
      
      
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        sterile preparations unless the pharmacy has been inspected by the  | 
      
      
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        board to ensure the pharmacy meets the safety standards and other  | 
      
      
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        requirements of this subtitle and board rules. | 
      
      
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               (h)  The board may accept, as satisfying the inspection  | 
      
      
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        requirement in Subsection (g) for a pharmacy located in another  | 
      
      
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        state, an inspection report issued by the pharmacy licensing board  | 
      
      
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        in the state in which the pharmacy is located if: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  the board determines that the other state has  | 
      
      
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        comparable standards and regulations applicable to pharmacies,  | 
      
      
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        including standards and regulations related to health and safety;  | 
      
      
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        and | 
      
      
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                     (2)  the pharmacy provides to the board any requested  | 
      
      
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        documentation related to the inspection. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 4.  Chapter 561, Occupations Code, is amended by  | 
      
      
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        adding Section 561.0032 to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 561.0032.  ADDITIONAL RENEWAL REQUIREMENT FOR  | 
      
      
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        COMPOUNDING PHARMACY.  (a)  In addition to the renewal requirements  | 
      
      
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        under Section 561.003, a pharmacy that compounds sterile  | 
      
      
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        preparations may not renew a pharmacy license unless the pharmacy: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  has been inspected as provided by board rule; and | 
      
      
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                     (2)  if the pharmacy is located in another state, has  | 
      
      
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        reimbursed the board for all expenses, including travel, incurred  | 
      
      
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        by the board in inspecting the pharmacy during the term of the  | 
      
      
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        expiring license. | 
      
      
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               (b)  The board may accept, as satisfying the inspection  | 
      
      
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        requirement in Subsection (a) for a pharmacy located in another  | 
      
      
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        state, an inspection report issued by the pharmacy licensing board  | 
      
      
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        in the state in which the pharmacy is located if: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  the board determines that the other state has  | 
      
      
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        comparable standards and regulations applicable to pharmacies,  | 
      
      
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        including standards and regulations related to health and safety;  | 
      
      
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        and | 
      
      
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                     (2)  the pharmacy provides to the board any requested  | 
      
      
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        documentation related to the inspection. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 5.  Subsection (a), Section 562.106, Occupations  | 
      
      
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        Code, is amended to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               (a)  A pharmacy shall report in writing to the board not  | 
      
      
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        later than the 10th day after the date of: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  a permanent closing of the pharmacy; | 
      
      
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                     (2)  a change of ownership of the pharmacy; | 
      
      
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                     (3)  a change of location of the pharmacy; | 
      
      
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                     (4)  a change of the person designated as the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy; | 
      
      
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                     (5)  a sale or transfer of any controlled substance or  | 
      
      
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        dangerous drug as a result of the permanent closing or change of  | 
      
      
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        ownership of the pharmacy; | 
      
      
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                     (6)  any matter or occurrence that the board requires  | 
      
      
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        by rule to be reported; | 
      
      
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                     (7)  as determined by the board, an out-of-state  | 
      
      
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        purchase of any controlled substance; | 
      
      
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                     (8)  a final order against the pharmacy license holder  | 
      
      
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        by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacy is located if the pharmacy is located in another state [a 
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          Class E pharmacy]; or | 
      
      
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                     (9)  a final order against a pharmacist who is  | 
      
      
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        designated as the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy by the  | 
      
      
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        regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy is  | 
      
      
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        located if the pharmacy is located in another state [a Class E 
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          pharmacy]. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 6.  Subchapter D, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is  | 
      
      
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        amended by adding Section 562.156 to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 562.156.  COMPOUNDED STERILE PREPARATION; NOTICE TO  | 
      
      
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        BOARD.  (a)  A pharmacy may not compound and dispense a sterile  | 
      
      
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        preparation unless the pharmacy holds a license as required by  | 
      
      
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        board rule. | 
      
      
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               (b)  A pharmacy that compounds a sterile preparation shall  | 
      
      
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        notify the board: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  immediately of any adverse effects reported to the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacy or that are known by the pharmacy to be potentially  | 
      
      
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        attributable to a sterile preparation compounded by the pharmacy;  | 
      
      
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        and | 
      
      
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                     (2)  not later than 24 hours after the pharmacy issues a  | 
      
      
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        recall for a sterile preparation compounded by the pharmacy. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 7.  Section 565.003, Occupations Code, is amended to  | 
      
      
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        read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 565.003.  ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE REGARDING  | 
      
      
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        APPLICANT FOR OR HOLDER OF NONRESIDENT [CLASS E] PHARMACY LICENSE.   | 
      
      
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        [(b)]  Unless compliance would violate the pharmacy or drug  | 
      
      
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        statutes or rules in the state in which the pharmacy is located the  | 
      
      
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        board may discipline an applicant for or the holder of a nonresident  | 
      
      
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        [Class E] pharmacy license if the board finds that the applicant or  | 
      
      
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        license holder has failed to comply with: | 
      
      
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                     (1)  Section 481.074 or 481.075, Health and Safety  | 
      
      
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        Code; | 
      
      
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                     (2)  Texas substitution requirements regarding: | 
      
      
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                           (A)  the practitioner's directions concerning  | 
      
      
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        generic substitution; | 
      
      
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                           (B)  the patient's right to refuse generic  | 
      
      
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        substitution; or | 
      
      
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                           (C)  notification to the patient of the patient's  | 
      
      
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        right to refuse substitution; | 
      
      
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                     (3)  any board rule relating to providing drug  | 
      
      
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        information to the patient or the patient's agent in written form or  | 
      
      
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        by telephone; or | 
      
      
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                     (4)  any board rule adopted under Section 554.051(a)  | 
      
      
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        and determined by the board to be applicable under Section  | 
      
      
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        554.051(b). | 
      
      
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               SECTION 8.  Section 565.053, Occupations Code, is amended to  | 
      
      
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        read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 565.053.  DISCIPLINE OF NONRESIDENT [CLASS E] PHARMACY;  | 
      
      
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        NOTICE TO RESIDENT STATE.  The board shall give notice of a  | 
      
      
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        disciplinary action by the board against a license [the] holder  | 
      
      
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        located in another state [of a Class E pharmacy license] to the  | 
      
      
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        regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy is  | 
      
      
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        located. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 9.  The heading to Section 565.054, Occupations  | 
      
      
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        Code, is amended to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 565.054.  SERVICE OF PROCESS ON NONRESIDENT [CLASS E]  | 
      
      
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        PHARMACY. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 10.  Subsection (a), Section 565.054, Occupations  | 
      
      
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        Code, is amended to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               (a)  Service of process on a nonresident [Class E] pharmacy  | 
      
      
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        under Section 565.058 or 566.051 or for disciplinary action taken  | 
      
      
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        by the board under Section 565.061 shall be on the owner and  | 
      
      
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        pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy, as designated on the  | 
      
      
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        pharmacy's license application. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 11.  Not later than March 1, 2014, the Texas State  | 
      
      
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        Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules necessary to implement the  | 
      
      
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        changes in law made by this Act. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 12.  Section 560.052, Occupations Code, as amended  | 
      
      
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        by this Act, applies only to an application for a pharmacy license  | 
      
      
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        submitted to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy on or after the  | 
      
      
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        effective date of this Act.  An application for a license submitted  | 
      
      
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        before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in  | 
      
      
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        effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law  | 
      
      
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        is continued in effect for that purpose. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 13.  Section 561.0032, Occupations Code, as added by  | 
      
      
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        this Act, applies only to the renewal of a pharmacy license that  | 
      
      
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        expires on or after the effective date of this Act.  A license that  | 
      
      
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        expires before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law  | 
      
      
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        in effect on the date the license expired, and the former law is  | 
      
      
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        continued in effect for that purpose. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 14.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | 
      
      
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        ______________________________ | 
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           President of the Senate | 
        Speaker of the House      | 
      
      
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               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1100 passed the Senate on  | 
      
      
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        May 1, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0. | 
      
      
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        ______________________________ | 
      
      
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        Secretary of the Senate     | 
      
      
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               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1100 passed the House on  | 
      
      
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        May 22, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 5, two  | 
      
      
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        present not voting. | 
      
      
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        ______________________________ | 
      
      
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        Chief Clerk of the House    | 
      
      
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        Approved: | 
      
      
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        ______________________________  | 
      
      
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                  Governor |