Texas § 801.362 AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY.

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§ 801.362 — AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY.

Texas § 801.362

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 801.362 (2026).

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Sec. 801.362. AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY.

(a)A veterinarian may dispense a drug, other than a controlled substance, prescribed by another veterinarian, including a veterinarian licensed in another state, if:

(1)failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer;

(2)the prescribing veterinarian informs the dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary for the animal;

(3)the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed a five-day supply for each animal annually;

(4)the annual total of dosage units of drugs dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; and

(5)the veterinarian maintain

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Sec. 801.362. AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY. (a) A veterinarian may dispense a drug, other than a controlled substance, prescribed by another veterinarian, including a veterinarian licensed in another state, if:
(1) failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer;
(2) the prescribing veterinarian informs the dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary for the animal;
(3) the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed a five-day supply for each animal annually;
(4) the annual total of dosage units of drugs dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; and
(5) the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing activities under this section consistent with board rules.
(b) A veterinarian does not violate Section 801.402 by ordering a prescription drug in compliance with this section for the treatment of an animal without first establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
(c) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 971 (H.B. 1767 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 699 (H.B. 2765 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.