HOUSE BILL 99 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Maxey |
EFFECTIVE: See below |
SENATE SPONSOR: Van de Putte |
House Bill 99 amends the Occupations Code to require the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules regarding the sale and delivery of drugs by use of electronic media, including the Internet. The bill also allows complaints directed to the board to be made through the Internet. The bill requires a pharmacy that maintains an Internet site and sells and distributes drugs through that site to link the site to the board's Internet site.
The bill takes effect September 1, 2001, except for the provision relating to the linking of Internet sites, which takes effect November 1, 2001.