| TO: | Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB546 by Deuell (Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend the Occupations Code relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians. The bill would allow a physician to dispense dangerous drugs to the physician's patients and charge the patients a reasonable fee for dispensing the drugs. The bill would require the Texas Medical Board to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the bill.
Based on the analysis of the State Office of Risk Management, there could be an impact from the provisions of the bill. However, this impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Based on the analysis of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the Texas Medical Board, and the Department of Insurance it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
| Source Agencies: | 454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management, 503 Texas Medical Board, 515 Board of Pharmacy
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, MW, RAN, KKR, BTA
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