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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a pharmacist honor a prescription |
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written by a practitioner. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 562.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.058. PHARMACIST REQUIRED TO HONOR PRESCRIPTION. |
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(a) Subject to the provisions of Subchapter A relating to drug |
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selection and substitution and except as provided by Subsection |
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(b), a pharmacist shall honor a valid prescription drug order |
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written by a practitioner licensed by the State of Texas, including |
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a prescription drug order for a controlled substance or dangerous |
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drug. |
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(b) The provisions of Subsection (a) shall not alter a |
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pharmacist's right to conscientiously object to the filling of any |
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prescription drug order. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided |
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by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |