Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 291.30 (Medication Limitations)

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State level · Texas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Tex. Occ. Code § 554.051; Tex. Gov't Code § 2001.034; Governor's disaster proclamation of Mar. 13, 2020

Issued

2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-03-20 (adopted on an emergency basis; effective on filing) (read as 2020-03-20)

End

120 days under Tex. Gov't Code § 2001.034 (to about July 18, 2020) with a possible 60-day extension; the Board's May 15, 2020 guidance (Ex. 017) treats the rule as in force; later readoption not verified (read as 2020-07-18)

In force

Mar. 20, 2020 to July 18, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersSupply chain

Addressees

• all classes of Texas pharmacies
• prescribers (diagnosis requirement)
• patients

Functions reached

• SC pharmacy supply and dispensing (commerce in two drugs limited: diagnosis, 14-day supply, no refills)
• PR dispensing workflow (verification of written diagnosis)
• CB patients and prescribers

Collection

State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

§291.30. Medication Limitations. No prescription or medication order for chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine may be dispensed or distributed unless all the following apply: (a) the prescription or medication order bears a written diagnosis from the prescriber consistent with the evidence for its use; (b) the prescription or medication order is limited to no more than a fourteen (14) day supply, unless the patient was previously established on the medication prior to the effective date of this rule; and (c) no refills may be permitted unless a new prescription or medication order is furnished.

Enforcement

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