Sec. 531.0694. PERIOD OF VALIDITY FOR PRESCRIPTION

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In its rules and standards governing the vendor drug program, the commission, to the extent allowed by federal law and laws regulating the writing and dispensing of prescription medications, shall ensure that a prescription written by an authorized health care provider under the Medicaid program is valid for the lesser of the period for which the prescription is written or one year. This section does not apply to a prescription for a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1286 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

                    
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