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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing information and other resources regarding |
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safe disposal of Schedule II controlled substance prescription |
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drugs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.075, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (n), (o), and (p) to read as follows: |
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(n) A person dispensing a Schedule II controlled substance |
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under a prescription shall provide written notice, as defined by |
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board rule adopted under Subsection (o), on the safe disposal of |
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controlled substance prescription drugs, unless: |
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(1) the Schedule II controlled substance prescription |
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drug is dispensed at a pharmacy or other location that: |
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(A) is authorized to take back those drugs for |
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safe disposal; and |
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(B) regularly accepts those drugs for safe |
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disposal; or |
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(2) the dispenser provides to the person to whom the |
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Schedule II controlled substance prescription drug is dispensed, at |
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the time of dispensation and at no cost to the person: |
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(A) a mail-in pouch for surrendering unused |
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controlled substance prescription drugs; or |
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(B) chemicals to render any unused drugs unusable |
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or non-retrievable. |
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(o) The board shall adopt rules to prescribe the form of the |
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written notice on the safe disposal of controlled substance |
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prescription drugs required under Subsection (n). The notice must |
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include information on locations at which Schedule II controlled |
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substance prescription drugs are accepted for safe disposal. The |
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notice, in lieu of listing those locations, may provide the address |
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of an Internet website specified by the board that provides a |
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searchable database of locations at which Schedule II controlled |
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substance prescription drugs are accepted for safe disposal. |
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(p) The board may take disciplinary action against a person |
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who fails to comply with Subsection (n). |
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SECTION 2. Section 481.075(n), Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a controlled substance |
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prescription drug dispensed on or after January 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |