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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a medication, immunization, or |
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vaccination by a pharmacist. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 554.004, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 554.004. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION, IMMUNIZATION, |
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OR VACCINATION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 554.004(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall specify conditions under which a |
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pharmacist may administer medication, including an immunization or |
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[and] vaccination. The conditions for the administration of an |
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immunization or vaccination must ensure that: |
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(1) [a licensed health care provider authorized to |
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administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer |
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the medication; |
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[(2) failure to administer the medication, other than |
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an immunization or vaccination, might result in a significant delay |
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or interruption of a critical phase of drug therapy; |
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[(3)] the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill, |
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education, and certification as specified by the board to |
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administer the immunization or vaccination [medication]; |
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(2) [(4)] within a reasonable time after |
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administering an immunization or vaccination [medication], the |
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pharmacist notifies the licensed health care provider responsible |
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for the patient's care that the immunization or vaccination |
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[medication] was administered; |
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(3) [(5)] the pharmacist may not administer an |
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immunization or vaccination [medication] to a patient at the |
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patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing home or hospital; |
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[(6) the pharmacist administers an immunization or |
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vaccination under a physician's written protocol and meets the |
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standards established by the board;] and |
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(4) [(7)] the authority of a pharmacist to administer |
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an immunization or vaccination [medication] may not be delegated. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 554.052(a) and (c-1), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board by rule shall require a pharmacist to notify a |
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physician who prescribes an immunization or vaccination not later |
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than the 14th day [within 24 hours] after the date the pharmacist |
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administers the immunization or vaccination. |
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(c-1) A pharmacist may administer an immunization or |
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[influenza] vaccination to a patient who is at least three [over |
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seven] years of age without an established physician-patient |
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relationship if the immunization or vaccination is: |
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(1) authorized or approved by the United States Food |
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and Drug Administration or listed in the routine immunization |
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schedule recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on |
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Immunization Practices published by the federal Centers for Disease |
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Control and Prevention; and |
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(2) administered in accordance with the federal |
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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices vaccine-specific |
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recommendations. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |