Texas § 431.4031 EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS.

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§ 431.4031 — EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS.

Texas § 431.4031

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 431.4031 (2026).

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Sec. 431.4031. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS.

(a)A wholesale distributor that distributes prescription drugs that are medical gases or a wholesale distributor that is a manufacturer or a third-party logistics provider on behalf of a manufacturer is exempt from Sections 431.404 (a)(5) and (6), (b), and (c), 431.4045 (2), 431.405 , and 431.407 .

(b)A state agency or a political subdivision of this state that distributes prescription drugs using federal or state funding to nonprofit health care facilities, local mental health authorities, or local intellectual and developmental disability authorities for distribution to a pharmacy, practitioner, or patient is exempt from Sections 431.405 (b), 431.407 , 431.412 , and 431.413 .

(c)The executive commissi

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Sec. 431.4031. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS. (a) A wholesale distributor that distributes prescription drugs that are medical gases or a wholesale distributor that is a manufacturer or a third-party logistics provider on behalf of a manufacturer is exempt from Sections 431.404 (a)(5) and (6), (b), and (c), 431.4045 (2), 431.405 , and 431.407 .
(b) A state agency or a political subdivision of this state that distributes prescription drugs using federal or state funding to nonprofit health care facilities, local mental health authorities, or local intellectual and developmental disability authorities for distribution to a pharmacy, practitioner, or patient is exempt from Sections 431.405 (b), 431.407 , 431.412 , and 431.413 .
(c) The executive commissioner by rule may exempt specific purchases of prescription drugs by state agencies and political subdivisions of this state if the executive commissioner determines that the requirements of this subchapter would result in a substantial cost to the state or a political subdivision of the state.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164 ), Sec. 3(g), eff. March 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (S.B. 943 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1384 (S.B. 1645 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1006, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446 ), Sec. 6.04, eff. September 1, 2023.