Texas § 442A.101 PILOT PROGRAM INCENTIVES.

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§ 442A.101 — PILOT PROGRAM INCENTIVES.

Texas § 442A.101

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 442A.101 (2026).

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Sec. 442A.101. PILOT PROGRAM INCENTIVES.

(a)The board shall assist each pharmacy participating in the pilot program, including by paying the costs of:

(1)maintaining one collection receptacle at each participating pharmacy location and destroying through incineration of the receptacle's full inner liner the prescription drugs deposited in the receptacle;

(2)ordering and distributing pre-addressed, return postage paid mail-back envelopes from a third-party mail-back program and destroying through incineration the returned mail-back envelopes containing the collected prescription drugs; and

(3)other operational needs the board determines appropriate.

(b)The board:

(1)shall directly reimburse a participating pharmacy for costs the pharmacy incurs under Subsection (a); and

(2)may not re

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Sec. 442A.101. PILOT PROGRAM INCENTIVES. (a) The board shall assist each pharmacy participating in the pilot program, including by paying the costs of:
(1) maintaining one collection receptacle at each participating pharmacy location and destroying through incineration of the receptacle's full inner liner the prescription drugs deposited in the receptacle;
(2) ordering and distributing pre-addressed, return postage paid mail-back envelopes from a third-party mail-back program and destroying through incineration the returned mail-back envelopes containing the collected prescription drugs; and
(3) other operational needs the board determines appropriate.
(b) The board:
(1) shall directly reimburse a participating pharmacy for costs the pharmacy incurs under Subsection (a); and
(2) may not reimburse a participating pharmacy for the cost of using a third-party incineration facility unless the facility is appropriately registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
(c) Subject to money available for purposes of this chapter, the board may provide financial incentives to a pharmacy to continue providing prescription drug collection services or expand those services to accommodate controlled substance prescriptions. The board may provide financial incentives to a chain retail pharmacy for not more than 15 locations.