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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a medication, immunization, or |
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vaccination by a pharmacist. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 554.004, Occupations |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 554.004. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION, IMMUNIZATION, |
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OR VACCINATION. |
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SECTION 2. Section 554.004(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall specify conditions under which a |
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pharmacist may administer medication, including an immunization or |
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[and] vaccination. The conditions for the administration of an |
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immunization or vaccination must ensure that: |
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(1) [a licensed health care provider authorized to
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administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer
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the medication;
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[(2)
failure to administer the medication, other than an
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immunization or vaccination, might result in a significant delay or
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interruption of a critical phase of drug therapy;
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[(3)] the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill, |
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education, and certification as specified by the board to |
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administer the immunization or vaccination [medication]; |
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(2) [(4)] within a reasonable time after administering |
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an immunization or vaccination [medication], the pharmacist |
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notifies the licensed health care provider responsible for the |
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patient's care that the immunization or vaccination [medication] |
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was administered; |
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(3) [(5)] the pharmacist may not administer an immunization |
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or vaccination [medication] to a patient at the patient's |
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residence, except at a licensed nursing home or hospital; |
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(4) [(6)] the pharmacist administers an immunization or |
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vaccination under a physician's written protocol and meets the |
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standards established by the board; and |
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(5) [(7)] the authority of a pharmacist to administer an |
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immunization or vaccination [medication] may not be delegated. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 554.052(a) and (c-1), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board by rule shall require a pharmacist to notify a |
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physician who prescribes an immunization or vaccination [within 24
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hours] after the pharmacist administers the immunization or |
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vaccination. The physician shall prescribe the period for |
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providing notice and the form of the notice in the physician's |
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written protocol. The period for providing notice may not be later |
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than the 14th day after the date the immunization or vaccination is |
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administered. |
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(c-1) A pharmacist may administer [an influenza
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vaccination] an immunization or vaccination to a patient who is at |
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least [over] seven years of age without an established |
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physician-patient relationship. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |