H.B. No. 4166
AN ACT
relating to the packaging requirements for certain donated
prescription drugs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 442.053(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A donated prescription drug may be accepted or dispensed
under this chapter only if the drug is in its original, unopened,
sealed, and tamper-evident bottle, container, or unit-dose
packaging. A drug packaged in single unit doses may be accepted and
dispensed if the outside packaging is opened but the single
unit-dose packaging is unopened.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4166 was passed by the House on April
28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4166 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor