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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the revocation of a pharmacy license for failure to |
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operate as a pharmacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 565, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 565.0591 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 565.0591. REVOCATION OF PHARMACY LICENSE FOR FAILURE |
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TO OPERATE. (a) On discovery by the board that a pharmacy licensed |
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under Chapter 560 has ceased to operate for a period of 30 days or |
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longer, the board shall notify the pharmacy that the license will be |
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revoked. |
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(b) The notice must: |
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(1) include a statement that the pharmacy license is |
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being revoked for violation of Section 565.002(a)(7); and |
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(2) inform the license holder of the license holder's |
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right to a hearing to contest the revocation. |
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(c) Not later than the 20th day after the date the license |
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holder receives the notice of revocation under this section, the |
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license holder may submit a written request for a hearing to contest |
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the revocation. |
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(d) If the license holder does not request a hearing within |
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the period prescribed by Subsection (c), the board shall: |
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(1) enter an order revoking the license; and |
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(2) notify the license holder of the order. |
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(e) If the license holder requests a hearing within the |
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period prescribed by Subsection (c), a panel of three board members |
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appointed by the president of the board shall conduct the hearing. |
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At the hearing the panel shall determine whether the license holder |
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has violated Section 565.002(a)(7). |
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(f) If the panel determines that the license holder |
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committed the violation, the board shall promptly: |
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(1) enter an order revoking the license; and |
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(2) notify the license holder of the order. |
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(g) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a |
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determination under Subsection (e). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |