Tex. Occupations Code § 801.362
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.362, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.362. AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY.
Official statutory text
(a) A veterinarian may dispense a drug, other than a controlled substance, prescribed by another veterinarian, including a veterinarian licensed in another state, if:
(1) failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer;
(2) the prescribing veterinarian informs the dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary for the animal;
(3) the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed a five-day supply for each animal annually;
(4) the annual total of dosage units of drugs dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; and
(5) the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing activities under this section consistent with board rules.
(b) A veterinarian does not violate Section 801.402 by ordering a prescription drug in compliance with this section for the treatment of an animal without first establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
(c) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
(1) failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer;
(2) the prescribing veterinarian informs the dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary for the animal;
(3) the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed a five-day supply for each animal annually;
(4) the annual total of dosage units of drugs dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; and
(5) the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing activities under this section consistent with board rules.
(b) A veterinarian does not violate Section 801.402 by ordering a prescription drug in compliance with this section for the treatment of an animal without first establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
(c) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
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