Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 354 - MEDICAID HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter F - PHARMACY SERVICES
Division 4 - LIMITATIONS
Section 354.1868 - Exceptions in Disasters
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 354.1868
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) In the case of a disaster, a pharmacy is reimbursed for dispensing a refill medication without prescriber authorization if:
(1)
failure to refill the prescription might result in an interruption of a
therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering;
(2) the natural or manmade disaster prohibits
the pharmacist from being able to contact the prescribing practitioner or
original filling pharmacy;
(3) the
Governor has declared a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Texas Government
Code; and
(4) the Texas State Board
of Pharmacy has notified pharmacies that pharmacists may dispense up to a
30-day supply of a dangerous drug, as defined in Chapter 483 of the Texas
Health and Safety Code.
(b) Protocols for drugs dispensed in disasters must conform to state law and Texas State Board of Pharmacy rules.
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