HB 3219
AN ACT relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows licensed pharmacists in Texas to dispense ivermectin without a prescription, mandating that the state health commissioner create standardized procedures and protocols for its distribution. Pharmacists must provide patients with usage instructions and will be protected from criminal, civil, and professional liability when dispensing the medication in good faith, with the requirement to submit an annual report on the number of doses dispensed. The law aims to increase patient access to ivermectin while establishing clear guidelines for its safe distribution by pharmacists.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows: Sec. 1001.090. STATEWIDE ORDER AUTHORIZING DISPENSING OF IVERMECTIN. (a) The commissioner shall issue a statewide order authorizing a licensed pharmacist to dispense ivermectin without a health care practitioner's prescription order notwithstanding any (b) The statewide order must include written, standardized procedures or protocols for a pharmacist to follow when dispensing ivermectin and require the pharmacist to provide each patient with instructions on the proper use of ivermectin. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may dispense ivermectin in accordance with the statewide order. (d) Except for wilful misconduct or gross negligence and notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist acting in good faith is not criminally or civilly liable or subject to professional disciplinary action for dispensing ivermectin in accordance with (e) A pharmacist dispensing ivermectin in accordance with the statewide order shall provide an annual written report in the form and manner the department prescribes on the number of doses of ivermectin the pharmacist dispensed in accordance with the statewide order in the preceding calendar year. (f) The executive commissioner and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy may adopt the rules necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the commissioner of state health services shall issue a statewide order in accordance with Section 1001.090, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state
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