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Texas Insurance Code - INS § 1369.608. Professional Standards and Scope of Practice Requirements

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not as a condition of a contract with a pharmacist or pharmacy:

(1) require pharmacist or pharmacy accreditation standards or recertification requirements inconsistent with, more stringent than, or in addition to federal and state requirements;  or

(2) prohibit a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy from dispensing any drug that may be dispensed under the pharmacist's or pharmacy's license unless:

(A) applicable state or federal law prohibits the pharmacist or pharmacy from dispensing the drug;  or

(B) the manufacturer of the drug requires that a pharmacist or pharmacy possess one or more accreditations or certifications to dispense the drug and the pharmacist or pharmacy does not meet the requirement.

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