79R9036 YDB-D

By:  Deshotel                                                     H.B. No. 2238



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to license application procedures for pharmacy  
applicants.        
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 554.003, Occupations Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 554.003.  PROCEDURES. (a) The board by rule shall 
specify in accordance with this section:
		(1)  the licensing procedures to be followed, including 
specification of forms to be used, in applying for a pharmacy 
license;  and
		(2)  fees for filing an application for a pharmacy 
license.                 
	(b)  Not later than the 20th day after the date a license 
application is submitted to the board under this chapter, the board 
shall provide written notice to the applicant of any deficiency in 
the applicant's qualifications or credentials related to obtaining 
a pharmacy license under this subtitle or with regard to a facility 
regulated under this subtitle.
	(c)  The board shall place in the file of each applicant 
applying for a pharmacy license written documentation of:
		(1)  the investigation process conducted by the board 
on the application;
		(2)  all information regarding the applicant or related 
to the applicant's application that is shared by the board with any 
other state or federal agency; and
		(3)  any assistance with respect to the application 
provided by a state or federal agency to the board as part of the 
application process.
	(d)  On request by the applicant, the board shall provide to 
the applicant, in a timely manner, a copy of the information placed 
in the applicant's file under Subsection (c) or as required by board 
rule.
	SECTION 2.  The Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt the 
rules and procedures required by Section 554.003, Occupations Code, 
as amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2006.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.