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| 1 | 1 | By: Schoolcraft H.B. No. 1771 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to the practice of pharmacy and the refusal to dispense | |
| 9 | 9 | prescriptions. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is amended by | |
| 12 | 12 | adding Section 562.058 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | 562.058 REFUSAL TO DISPENSE A PRESCRIPTION | |
| 14 | 14 | A pharmacist may not substitute his or her personal judgment for | |
| 15 | 15 | the prescribing physician's medical judgment. The fact that a | |
| 16 | 16 | prescription is being made for an off-label purpose is not a valid | |
| 17 | 17 | basis to refuse to dispense a prescription. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 19 | 19 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 20 | 20 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 21 | 21 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 22 | 22 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |