Amend SB 1564 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Sections 481.0765(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a)  A prescriber is not subject to the requirements of Section 481.0764(a) if:

(1)  the patient has been diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or the patient is receiving hospice care; and

(2)  the prescriber clearly notes in the prescription record that the patient was diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or is receiving hospice care, as applicable.

(b)  A dispenser is not subject to the requirements of Section 481.0764(a) if it is clearly noted in the prescription record that the patient has been diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease or is receiving hospice care.

SECTION ____.  Section 481.0765, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a prescription issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A prescription issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the prescription is issued, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.