Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 3878 expands physician authority to provide and dispense drugs directly to patients under Chapter 158, Occupations Code. It allows physicians to maintain in-office supplies of dangerous drugs, dispense them without a pharmacy license, and be reimbursed for drug costs. The bill also permits physicians to delegate drug dispensing authority to trained staff. However, compounded drugs are excluded from this provision​.
Author (2)
Katrina Pierson
Tom Oliverson
Co-Author (2)
Marc LaHood
Shelley Luther
Contact the Author
Rep. Katrina Pierson
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0484
Capitol Office:
EXT E2.714
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