Sec. 554.004. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION

(a) The board shall specify conditions under which a pharmacist may administer medication, including an immunization and vaccination. The conditions must ensure that:

(1) a licensed health care provider authorized to administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer the medication;

(2) failure to administer the medication, other than an immunization or vaccination, might result in a significant delay or interruption of a critical phase of drug therapy;

(3) the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill, education, and certification as specified by the board to administer the medication;

(4) within a reasonable time after administering medication, the pharmacist notifies the licensed health care provider responsible for the patient's care that the medication was administered;

(5) the pharmacist may not administer medication to a patient at the patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing home or hospital;

(6) the pharmacist administers an immunization or vaccination under a physician's written protocol and meets the standards established by the board; and

(7) the authority of a pharmacist to administer medication may not be delegated.

(b) This section does not prohibit a pharmacist from preparing or manipulating a biotechnological agent or device.

(c) This section does not prohibit a pharmacist from performing an act delegated by a physician in accordance with Chapter 157. The pharmacist performing a delegated medical act under that chapter is considered to be performing a medical act and not to be engaging in the practice of pharmacy.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.