82R7463 JSC-F
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1453
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a pharmacist to accelerate refills.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 562.007, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 562.007. REFILLS. Except as provided by Section
562.0545, a [A] properly authorized prescription refill shall
follow the original dispensing instruction unless otherwise
indicated by the practitioner or the practitioner's agent.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 562.0545 to read as follows:
Sec. 562.0545. ACCELERATED REFILLS. A pharmacist may
dispense up to a 90-day supply of a dangerous drug pursuant to a
valid prescription that specifies dispensation of a lesser amount
followed by periodic refills of that amount if:
(1) the total quantity of dosage units dispensed does
not exceed the total quantity of dosage units authorized by the
prescriber on the original prescription, including refills;
(2) the physician has not specified on the
prescription that dispensing the prescription in an initial amount
followed by periodic refills is medically necessary; and
(3) in the pharmacist's professional judgment,
dispensing the prescription in this manner would not be harmful to
the patient.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.