Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 483.004. COMMISSIONER OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS. If the commissioner of state health services has compelling evidence that an immediate danger to the public health exists as a result of the prescription of a dangerous drug by pr…

Sec. 483.021. DETERMINATION BY PHARMACIST ON REQUEST TO DISPENSE DRUG. (a) A pharmacist who is requested to dispense a dangerous drug under a prescription issued by a practitioner shall determine, in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment, that the prescription is…

Sec. 483.022. PRACTITIONER'S DESIGNATED AGENT; PRACTITIONER'S RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) A practitioner shall provide in writing the name of each designated agent as defined by Section 483.001(4)(A) and (C), and the name of each healthcare facility which employs persons defined by Sec…

Sec. 483.023. RETENTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS. A pharmacy shall retain a prescription for a dangerous drug dispensed by the pharmacy for two years after the date of the initial dispensing or the last refilling of the prescription, whichever date is later. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678…

Sec. 483.024. RECORDS OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL. The following persons shall maintain a record of each acquisition and each disposal of a dangerous drug for two years after the date of the acquisition or disposal: (1) a pharmacy; (2) a practitioner; (3) a person who obtains a da…

Sec. 483.025. INSPECTIONS; INVENTORIES. A person required to keep records relating to dangerous drugs shall: (1) make the records available for inspection and copying at all reasonable hours by any public official or employee engaged in enforcing this chapter; and (2) allow the o…

Sec. 483.041. POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUG. (a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses a dangerous drug unless the person obtains the drug from a pharmacist acting in the manner described by Section 483.042(a)(1) or a practitioner acting in the manner described by Se…

Sec. 483.042. DELIVERY OR OFFER OF DELIVERY OF DANGEROUS DRUG. (a) A person commits an offense if the person delivers or offers to deliver a dangerous drug: (1) unless: (A) the dangerous drug is delivered or offered for delivery by a pharmacist under: (i) a prescription issued by…

Sec. 483.043. MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS DRUG. (a) A person commits an offense if the person manufactures a dangerous drug and the person is not authorized by law to manufacture the drug. (b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. …

Sec. 483.045. FORGING OR ALTERING PRESCRIPTION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) forges a prescription or increases the prescribed quantity of a dangerous drug in a prescription; (2) issues a prescription bearing a forged or fictitious signature; (3) obtains or …

Sec. 483.046. FAILURE TO RETAIN PRESCRIPTION. (a) A pharmacist commits an offense if the pharmacist: (1) delivers a dangerous drug under a prescription; and (2) fails to retain the prescription as required by Section 483.023. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdeme…

Sec. 483.047. REFILLING PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. (a) Except as authorized by Subsections (b) and (b-1), a pharmacist commits an offense if the pharmacist refills a prescription unless: (1) the prescription contains an authorization by the practitioner for the refilling…

Sec. 483.048. UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION OF PRESCRIPTION. (a) An agent of a practitioner commits an offense if the agent communicates by telephone a prescription unless the agent is designated in writing under Section 483.022 as authorized by the practitioner to communicate presc…

Sec. 483.049. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to maintain a record under Section 483.023 or 483.024 and the person fails to maintain the record in the manner required by those sections. (b) An offense under this section is a …

Sec. 483.050. REFUSAL TO PERMIT INSPECTION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to permit an inspection authorized by Section 483.025 and fails to permit the inspection in the manner required by that section. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B mi…

Sec. 483.051. USING OR REVEALING TRADE SECRET. (a) A person commits an offense if the person uses for the person's advantage or reveals to another person, other than to an officer or employee of the board or to a court in a judicial proceeding relevant to this chapter, informatio…

Sec. 483.052. VIOLATION OF OTHER PROVISION. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter other than a provision for which a specific offense is otherwise described by this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, u…

Sec. 483.053. PREPARATORY OFFENSES. Title 4, Penal Code, applies to an offense under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER D. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEDURE

Sec. 483.071. EXCEPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) In a complaint, information, indictment, or other action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of this chapter, the state is not required to negate an exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this chapter. (b) The de…

Sec. 483.072. UNCORROBORATED TESTIMONY. A conviction under this chapter may be obtained on the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 483.073. SEARCH WARRANT. A peace officer may apply for a search warrant to search for dangerous drugs possessed in violation of this chapter. The peace officer must apply for and execute the search warrant in the manner prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure. Acts 1989…

Sec. 483.074. SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION. (a) A dangerous drug that is manufactured, sold, or possessed in violation of this chapter is contraband and may be seized by an employee of the board or by a peace officer authorized to enforce this chapter and charged with that duty. (b) I…

Sec. 483.075. INJUNCTION. The board may institute an action in its own name to enjoin a violation of this chapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 483.076. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF BOARD. (a) If the board institutes a legal proceeding under this chapter, the board may be represented only by a county attorney, a district attorney, or the attorney general. (b) The board may not employ private counsel in any legal proceedi…

Sec. 483.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency services personnel" includes firefighters, emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003, emergency room personnel, and other individuals who, in the course and scope of employment or as a voluntee…

Sec. 483.102. PRESCRIPTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST; STANDING ORDER. (a) A prescriber may, directly or by standing order, prescribe an opioid antagonist to: (1) a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose; or (2) a family member, friend, or other person in a posi…

Sec. 483.103. DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. (a) A pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist under a valid prescription to: (1) a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose; or (2) a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person …

Sec. 483.104. DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST; STANDING ORDER. A person or organization acting under a standing order issued by a prescriber may store an opioid antagonist and may distribute an opioid antagonist, provided the person or organization does not request or receive c…

Sec. 483.105. POSSESSION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. Any person may possess an opioid antagonist, regardless of whether the person holds a prescription for the opioid antagonist. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 1462), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Sec. 483.106. ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. (a) A person who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, administers or does not administer an opioid antagonist to another person whom the person believes is suffering an opioid-related drug overdose is not subject to cr…

Sec. 483.107. CONFLICT OF LAW. To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and another law, this subchapter controls. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 1462), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.