1-1 By: Maxey (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) H.B. No. 99 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2001; 1-3 May 7, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 1-4 and Human Services; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the use of certain electronic media by the Texas State 1-9 Board of Pharmacy and persons or entities regulated by that board. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 554, Occupations Code, is 1-12 amended by adding Section 554.055 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 554.055. RULEMAKING; ELECTRONIC MEDIA. The board shall 1-14 adopt rules regarding the sale and delivery of drugs by use of 1-15 electronic media, including the Internet. 1-16 SECTION 2. Section 555.002, Occupations Code, is amended by 1-17 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-18 (d) A complaint directed to the board under this section may 1-19 be made through the Internet. 1-20 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is 1-21 amended by adding Section 562.1045 to read as follows: 1-22 Sec. 562.1045. LINKING INTERNET SITES. (a) This section 1-23 applies only to a pharmacy that: 1-24 (1) maintains a generally accessible Internet site; 1-25 and 1-26 (2) sells or distributes drugs through the Internet. 1-27 (b) A pharmacy subject to this section shall link its site 1-28 to the Internet site maintained by the board. The link must be: 1-29 (1) on the pharmacy's initial home page; and 1-30 (2) if the pharmacy sells drugs through its site, on 1-31 the page where the sale occurs. 1-32 SECTION 4. Not later than February 28, 2002, the Texas State 1-33 Board of Pharmacy shall adopt the rules required by: 1-34 (1) Section 554.055, Occupations Code, as added by 1-35 this Act; and 1-36 (2) Section 555.002(d), Occupations Code, as added by 1-37 this Act. 1-38 SECTION 5. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this 1-39 section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-40 (b) Section 562.1045, Occupations Code, as added by this 1-41 Act, takes effect November 1, 2001. 1-42 * * * * *