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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a pharmacist to accelerate refills. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 562.007, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.007. REFILLS. Except as provided by Section |
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562.0545, a [A] properly authorized prescription refill shall |
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follow the original dispensing instruction unless otherwise |
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indicated by the practitioner or the practitioner's agent. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 562.0545 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.0545. ACCELERATED REFILLS. A pharmacist may |
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dispense up to a 90-day supply of a dangerous drug pursuant to a |
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valid prescription that specifies dispensation of a lesser amount |
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followed by periodic refills of that amount if: |
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(1) the total quantity of dosage units dispensed does |
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not exceed the total quantity of dosage units authorized by the |
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prescriber on the original prescription, including refills; |
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(2) the physician has not specified on the |
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prescription that dispensing the prescription in an initial amount |
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followed by periodic refills is medically necessary; and |
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(3) in the pharmacist's professional judgment, |
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dispensing the prescription in this manner would not be harmful to |
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the patient. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |