Tex. Occ. Code Section 554.002
Regulation of Practice of Pharmacy

The board shall regulate the practice of pharmacy in this state by:

(1)

issuing a license after examination or by reciprocity to an applicant qualified to practice pharmacy and issuing a license to a pharmacy under this subtitle;

(2)

renewing a license to practice pharmacy and a license to operate a pharmacy;

(3)

determining and issuing standards for recognizing and approving degree requirements of colleges of pharmacy whose graduates are eligible for a license in this state;

(4)

specifying and enforcing requirements for practical training, including an internship;

(5)

enforcing the provisions of this subtitle relating to:

(A)

the conduct or competence of a pharmacist practicing in this state and the conduct of a pharmacy operating in this state; and

(B)

the suspension, revocation, retirement, or restriction of a license to practice pharmacy or to operate a pharmacy or the imposition of an administrative penalty or reprimand on a license holder;

(6)

regulating the training, qualifications, and employment of a pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, and pharmacy technician trainee; and

(7)

determining and issuing standards for recognizing and approving a pharmacy residency program for purposes of Subchapter W, Chapter 61 (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), Education Code.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.301(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 869), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: Section 554.002 — Regulation of Practice of Pharmacy, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­554.­htm#554.­002 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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