| (a) In compliance with Insurance Code Chapter 1353
(concerning Immunization or Vaccination Protocols Under Managed Care
Plans), an HMO may not require a physician to issue an immunization
or vaccination protocol for an immunization or vaccination to be administered
to an enrollee by a pharmacist.
(b) No contract between an HMO and a pharmacy or pharmacist
may prohibit a pharmacist from administering immunizations or vaccinations
if the immunizations or vaccinations are administered in compliance
with the Texas Pharmacy Act, Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle J,
Chapters 551 - 569 (concerning Pharmacy and Pharmacists), and related
rules.
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