Sec. 481.0764. DUTIES OF PRESCRIBERS, PHARMACISTS, AND RELATED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS. (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.
(f) A prescriber or dispenser whose practice includes the prescription or dispensation of opioids shall annually attend at least one hour of continuing education covering best practices, alternative treatment options, and multi-modal approaches to pain management that may include physical therapy, psychotherapy, and other treatments. The board shall adopt rules to establish the content of continuing education described by this subsection. The board may collaborate with private and public institutions of higher education and hospitals in establishing the content of the continuing education. This subsection expires August 31, 2023.
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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle C - Substance Abuse Regulation and Crimes
Chapter 481 - Texas Controlled Substances Act
Section 481.061. Federal Registration Required
Section 481.065. Authorization for Certain Activities
Section 481.068. Confidentiality
Section 481.070. Administering or Dispensing Schedule I Controlled Substance
Section 481.074. Prescriptions
Section 481.075. Schedule Ii Prescriptions
Section 481.0755. Written, Oral, and Telephonically Communicated Prescriptions
Section 481.0756. Waivers From Electronic Prescribing
Section 481.076. Official Prescription Information; Duties of Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Section 481.0761. Rules; Authority to Contract
Section 481.0762. Monitoring by Regulatory Agency
Section 481.0763. Registration by Regulatory Agency
Section 481.07635. Continuing Education
Section 481.07636. Opioid Prescription Limits
Section 481.0764. Duties of Prescribers, Pharmacists, and Related Health Care Practitioners
Section 481.0766. Reports of Wholesale Distributors
Section 481.0767. Advisory Committee
Section 481.0768. Administrative Penalty: Disclosure or Use of Information
Section 481.0769. Criminal Offenses Related to Prescription Information
Section 481.077. Chemical Precursor Records and Reports
Section 481.0771. Records and Reports on Pseudoephedrine
Section 481.080. Chemical Laboratory Apparatus Record-Keeping Requirements