Bill Text: TX HB2389 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the supervision of pharmacist-interns, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy technician trainees by a pharmacist and the adoption of rules by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-08 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB2389 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2389-Introduced.html
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| By: Burkett | H.B. No. 2389 | |
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| relating to the supervision of pharmacist-interns, pharmacy | ||
| technicians, and pharmacy technician trainees by a pharmacist and | ||
| the adoption of rules by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 551.003, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subdivision (15-a) to read as follows: | ||
| (15-a) "Direct supervision" means supervision by a | ||
| pharmacist who directs the activities of a pharmacist-intern, | ||
| pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician trainee to a sufficient | ||
| degree to ensure the activities are performed accurately, safely, | ||
| and without risk of harm to patients, as specified by board rule. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 554.053(a), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| (a) The board shall establish rules for the use and the | ||
| duties of a pharmacy technician and pharmacy technician trainee | ||
| employed by [ |
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| technician and pharmacy technician trainee shall be responsible to | ||
| and must be directly supervised by a pharmacist. | ||
| SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 554, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 554.058 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 554.058. RULES PROHIBITING REMOTE ACCESS. The board | ||
| may not adopt rules prohibiting a pharmacist, a pharmacist-intern, | ||
| or a pharmacy technician employed by a pharmacy from accessing the | ||
| pharmacy's database from a remote location to perform certain | ||
| prescription processing functions, provided the pharmacy | ||
| establishes controls to protect the privacy and security of | ||
| confidential information. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
