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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of a pharmacist regarding medication |
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profiles for high-risk patients in certain hospitals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 562.1012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 562.1012. MEDICATION PROFILE FOR HIGH-RISK PATIENTS IN |
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CERTAIN HOSPITALS. (a) This section applies only with respect to a |
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licensed hospital with more than 100 beds. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a hospital |
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pharmacist shall obtain an accurate medication profile for each |
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high-risk patient, as determined by hospital policy, admitted to |
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the hospital. |
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(c) A pharmacist-intern or pharmacy technician may obtain |
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the medication profile described by Subsection (b) if the |
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pharmacist-intern or pharmacy technician meets the training |
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requirements provided by board rule. |
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(d) The pharmacist-in-charge of an institutional pharmacy |
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in a hospital shall develop and implement policies and procedures |
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consistent with board rules for obtaining a medication profile |
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under this section including determining the timeframe by which a |
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patient medication profile must be completed. |
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(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, |
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including rules specifying: |
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(1) the contents of a patient medication profile |
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required under Subsection (b); and |
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(2) the training requirements for a pharmacist-intern |
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or pharmacy technician obtaining a medication profile. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |