By:  Chisum (Senate Sponsor - Deuell)                             H.B. No. 1686
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2003; 
May 13, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 
and Human Services; May 23, 2003, reported favorably by the 
following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to pharmacies that maintain emergency medication kits at 
certain institutions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 562.108(a), Occupations Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  A Class A or Class C pharmacy, or a Class E pharmacy 
located not more than 20 miles from an institution in this state 
that is licensed under Chapter 242 or 252, Health and Safety Code,
may maintain controlled substances and dangerous drugs in an 
emergency medication kit used at an institution licensed under 
those chapters [Chapter 242 or 252, Health and Safety Code].  The 
controlled substances and dangerous drugs may be used only for the 
emergency medication needs of a resident at that institution.  A 
Class E pharmacy  may not maintain drugs in an emergency medication 
kit for an institution that is located more than 20 miles from the 
pharmacy.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.



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