Tex. Health & Safety Code § 442A.053 · Subchapter B. PHARMACY PARTICIPATION
COLLECTION RECEPTACLE REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A participating pharmacy that provides a collection receptacle for the safe disposal of prescription drugs shall ensure the receptacle:
(1) meets the requirements of 21 C.F.R. Section 1317.75;
(2) is accessible during the pharmacy's regular hours of operation;
(3) allows for the anonymous deposit of unused controlled substance prescription drugs listed in Schedules II, III, IV, and V; and
(4) provides disposal of unused prescription drugs at no cost to the ultimate user.
(b) Controlled substance prescription drugs and noncontrolled substance prescription drugs may be collected together and comingled.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 293 (S.B. 2173), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.442A.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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