Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.0764 · Subchapter C. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPENSATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, CHEMICAL PRECURSORS, AND CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS
DUTIES OF PRESCRIBERS, PHARMACISTS, AND RELATED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person authorized to receive information under Section 481.076(a)(5), other than a veterinarian, shall access that information with respect to the patient before prescribing or dispensing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.
(b) A person authorized to receive information under Section 481.076(a)(5) may access that information with respect to the patient before prescribing or dispensing any controlled substance.
(c) A veterinarian authorized to access information under Subsection (b) regarding a controlled substance may access the information for prescriptions dispensed only for the animals of an owner and may not consider the personal prescription history of the owner.
(d) A violation of Subsection (a) is grounds for disciplinary action by the regulatory agency that issued a license, certification, or registration to the person who committed the violation.
(e) This section does not grant a person the authority to issue prescriptions for or dispense controlled substances.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2561), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (H.B. 3285), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm
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- Tex. Occ. Code § 554.051RULEMAKING: GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.Printed as Sections 481.074, 481.075, 481.0755, 481.0756, 481.076, 481.0761, 481.0762, 481.0763, 481.07635, 481.07636, 481.0764, 481.0765, 481.0766, 481.0767, 481.0768, and 481.0769, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 565.003ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE REGARDING APPLICANT FOR OR HOLDER OF NONRESIDENT PHARMACY LICENSE.Printed as Section 481.074, 481.075, 481.0755, 481.0756, 481.076, 481.0761, 481.0762, 481.0763, 481.07635, 481.07636, 481.0764, 481.0765, or 481.0766, Health and Safety Code
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