Texas Statutes
§ 483.103 — DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
Texas § 483.103
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 483.103 (2026).
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Sec. 483.103. DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST.
(a)A pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist under a valid prescription to:
(1)a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose; or
(2)a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person described by Subdivision (1).
(b)A prescription filled under this section is considered as filled for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice.
(c)A pharmacist who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, dispenses or does not dispense an opioid antagonist under a valid prescription is not subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional disciplinary action for:
(1)dispensing or failing to dispense the opioid antagonist; or
(2)if the pharmacist chooses to di
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 1462 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 483.0001
SHORT TITLE.§ 483.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 483.002
RULES.§ 483.023
RETENTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS.§ 483.024
RECORDS OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL.§ 483.025
INSPECTIONS; INVENTORIES.§ 483.041
POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUG.§ 483.043
MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS DRUG.§ 483.045
FORGING OR ALTERING PRESCRIPTION.§ 483.046
FAILURE TO RETAIN PRESCRIPTION.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 483.103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/483.103.