By: Leibowitz, et al. H.B. No. 19
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 19By:  Zaffirini By:  Zaffirini
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 8, 2009;
  April 24, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
  and Human Services; May 8, 2009, reported adversely, with
  favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9,
  Nays 0; May 8, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to requirements for drugs dispensed by pharmacists.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 562.006, Occupations Code, is amended by
  adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (a-3) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  In addition to the information required by Subsection
  (a), the label on the dispensing container of a drug dispensed by a
  Class A or Class E pharmacy must indicate:
               (1)  the name, address, and telephone number of the
  pharmacy;
               (2)  the date the prescription is dispensed;
               (3)  the name of the prescribing practitioner;
               (4)  the name of the patient or, if the drug was
  prescribed for an animal, the species of the animal and the name of
  the owner;
               (5)  instructions for use;
               (6)  the quantity dispensed;
               (7)  if the drug is dispensed in a container other than
  the manufacturer's original container, the date after which the
  prescription should not be used, determined according to criteria
  established by board rule based on standards in the United States
  Pharmacopeia-National Formulary; and
               (8)  any other information required by board rule.
         (a-2)  The information required by Subsection (a-1)(7) may
  be recorded on any label affixed to the dispensing container.
         (a-3)  Subsection (a-1) does not apply to a prescription
  dispensed to a person at the time of release from prison or jail if
  the prescription is for not more than a 10-day supply of medication.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Section 562.0062 to read as follows:
         Sec. 562.0062.  REQUIRED STATEMENT REGARDING MEDICATION
  DISPOSAL. The board by rule shall require pharmacists, when
  dispensing certain drugs, to include on the dispensing container
  label or in the information required by Section 562.0061 the
  statement "Do not flush unused medications or pour down a sink or
  drain."
         SECTION 3.  Not later than January 1, 2010, the Texas State
  Board of Pharmacy shall adopt any rules necessary to implement
  Section 562.006(a-1), Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 4.  Not later than June 1, 2010, the Texas State
  Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules under Section 562.0062,
  Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 5.  Sections 562.006(a-1) and 562.0062, Occupations
  Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a drug dispensed on or
  after July 1, 2010.
         SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
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