Tex. Health & Safety Code § 442.054 · Subchapter B. DONATION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
DONATION PROCESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before being dispensed to a recipient, a prescription drug donated under this chapter must be inspected by the participating provider in accordance with federal law, laws of this state, and department rule to determine whether the drug is adulterated or misbranded and whether the drug has been stored in compliance with the requirements of the product label.
(b) A donated prescription drug dispensed to a recipient under this chapter must be prescribed by a health care professional for use by the recipient.
(c) A participating provider may charge a handling fee not to exceed $20 to a recipient to cover the costs of inspecting, storing, labeling, and dispensing the donated prescription drug. A participating provider may not resell a prescription drug donated under this chapter. A donor may not sell a prescription drug to a participating provider.
(d) A participating provider may not submit a claim or otherwise seek reimbursement from any public or private third-party payor for donated prescription drugs dispensed to a recipient under this chapter. A public or private third-party payor is not required to provide reimbursement for donated drugs dispensed to a recipient under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2561), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.442.htm
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