Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 242.603. Storage and Disposal of Medications

(a) An institution shall store medications under appropriate conditions of sanitation, temperature, light, moisture, ventilation, segregation, and security.

(b) The institution shall properly dispose of:

(c) A discontinued medication that has not been destroyed must be reinstated if reordered.

(d) An institution shall release the medications of a resident who is transferred directly to another institution or who is discharged to home to the new institution or to the resident or resident's next of kin or guardian, as appropriate.  The institution may release a medication to a resident only on the written or verbal authorization of the attending physician.