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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 431. TEXAS FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT |
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Subchapter N. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
Sec. 431.4031. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
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(a) A wholesale distributor that distributes prescription drugs that are medical gases or a wholesale distributor that is a manufacturer or a third-party logistics provider on behalf of a manufacturer is exempt from Sections 431.404(a)(5) and (6), (b), and (c), 431.4045(2), 431.405, 431.407, and 431.408.
(b) A state agency or a political subdivision of this state that distributes prescription drugs using federal or state funding to nonprofit health care facilities or local mental health or mental retardation authorities for distribution to a pharmacy, practitioner, or patient is exempt from Sections 431.405(b), 431.407, 431.408, 431.412, and 431.413.
(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule may exempt specific purchases of prescription drugs by state agencies and political subdivisions of this state if the executive commissioner determines that the requirements of this subchapter would result in a substantial cost to the state or a political subdivision of the state.