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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the delegation to a pharmacy technician of a |
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pharmacist's authority to administer an immunization or vaccine. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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 |
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and vaccination. The conditions 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 |
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an immunization or vaccination, might result in a significant delay |
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or 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 medication; |
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(4) within a reasonable time after administering |
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medication, the pharmacist notifies the licensed health care |
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provider responsible for the patient's care that the medication was |
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administered; |
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(5) the pharmacist may not administer medication to a |
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patient at the patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing |
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home or hospital; |
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(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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(7) the authority of a pharmacist to administer an |
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immunization or vaccination [medication] may [not] be delegated to |
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a registered pharmacy technician. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules |
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necessary to implement Section 554.004(a), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |