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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an providers right to redispense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Section 1431.002, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended by adding a Subsection to read as follows: |
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"Redispense" means to prepare or compound in the course of |
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professional practice, a prescription drug or device for delivery |
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to an ultimate user or the user's agent under a practitioner's |
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lawful order, after the prescription or drug has been originally |
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dispensed, but does not include relabeling; |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Section 1431.021, Health and |
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Safety Code, Subdivision (w) is amended to read as follows: |
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(w) except as provided under Subchapter M of this chapter |
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and Section 562.1085, Occupations Code, the acceptance by a person |
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of an unused prescription or drug, in whole or in part, for the |
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purpose of resale or redispensing, after the prescription or drug |
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has been originally dispensed, or sold; |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |