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| 1 | 1 | 89R4827 BEE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Schwertner S.B. No. 623 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to | |
| 10 | 10 | administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 551.006, Occupations Code, is amended to | |
| 13 | 13 | read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 551.006. EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding any | |
| 15 | 15 | other law, a pharmacist has the exclusive authority to determine | |
| 16 | 16 | whether or not to: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) dispense a drug; or | |
| 18 | 18 | (2) administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 | |
| 19 | 19 | vaccine. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 21 | 21 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 22 | 22 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |