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Amend SB 531 (house committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (ii) to read as follows:
(ii) The department shall provide medical
assistance reimbursement to a pharmacist who is licensed to
practice pharmacy in this state, is authorized to administer
immunizations in accordance with rules adopted by the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy, and administers an immunization to a recipient
of medical assistance to the same extent the department provides
reimbursement to a physician or other health care provider
participating in the medical assistance program for the
administration of that immunization.