Texas § 483.048 UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION OF PRESCRIPTION.

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§ 483.048 — UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION OF PRESCRIPTION.

Texas § 483.048

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 483.048 (2026).

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Sec. 483.048. UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION OF PRESCRIPTION.

(a)An agent of a practitioner commits an offense if the agent communicates by telephone a prescription unless the agent is designated in writing under Section 483.022 as authorized by the practitioner to communicate prescriptions by telephone.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

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Sec. 483.048. UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION OF PRESCRIPTION. (a) An agent of a practitioner commits an offense if the agent communicates by telephone a prescription unless the agent is designated in writing under Section 483.022 as authorized by the practitioner to communicate prescriptions by telephone.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.