Texas Occupations Code
§ 554.004 — ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
OC § 554.004Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS · Ch. 554. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES; RULEMAKING AUTHORITY · Art. A. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall specify conditions under which a pharmacist may administer medication, including an immunization and vaccination. The conditions must ensure that:
(1)a licensed health care provider authorized to administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer the medication;
(2)failure to administer the medication, other than an immunization or vaccination, might result in a significant delay or interruption of a critical phase of drug therapy;
(3)the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill, education, and certification as specified by the board to administer the medication;
(4)within a reasonable time after administering medication, the pharmacist notifies the licensed health care provider responsible for the patient's care that the medication was administered;
(5)the pharmacist may not administer medication to a patient at the patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing home or hospital;
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Legislative history
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.