By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1719
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to the administration of medication.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Amend Section 554.004(a), Occupations Code to
read as follows. (a) The board shall specify conditions under
which a pharmacist may administer medication, including an
immunization and vaccination. The conditions must ensure that:
(1) [a licensed health care provider authorized to
administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer
the medication;]
[(2) failure to administer the medication, other than
an immunization or vaccination, might result in a significant delay
or interruption of a critical phase of drug therapy;]
[(3)] the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill,
education, and certification as specified by the board to
administer the medication;
(2) [(4)] within a reasonable time after administering
medication, the pharmacist notifies the licensed health care
provider responsible for the patient's care that the medication was
administered;
[(5) the pharmacist may not administer medication to a
patient at the patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing
home or hospital;]
(3) [(6)] the pharmacist administers an immunization
or vaccination under a physician's written protocol and meets the
standards established by the board; and
(4) [(7)] the authority of a pharmacist to administer
medication may not be delegated.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.