| (a) Pharmacist. Every pharmacist who practices pharmacy
other than in a licensed pharmacy shall provide notification to consumers
of the name, mailing address, internet site address and telephone
number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints concerning
the practice of pharmacy to the board. Such notification shall be
provided as follows.
(1) If the pharmacist maintains an office and provides
pharmacy services to patients who come to the office, the pharmacist
shall either:
(A) post in a prominent place that is in clear public
view where pharmacy services are provided:
(i) a sign which notifies the consumer that complaints
concerning the practice of pharmacy may be filed with the board and
list the board's mailing address, internet site address, telephone
number, and a toll-free telephone number for filing complaints; or
(ii) an electronic messaging system in a type size
no smaller than ten-point Times Roman which notifies the consumer
that complaints concerning the practice of pharmacy may be filed with
the board and list the board's name, mailing address, internet site
address, and a toll-free number for filing complaints; or
(B) provide to the patient each time pharmacy services
are provided a written notification in type size no smaller than ten-point
Times Roman which states the following: "Complaints concerning the
practice of pharmacy may be filed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
at: (list the mailing address, internet site address, telephone number
of the board, and a toll-free telephone number for filing complaints)."
(2) If the pharmacist provides pharmacy services to
patients not at the pharmacist's office, the pharmacist shall provide
to the patient each time pharmacy services are provided, a written
notification in type size no smaller than ten-point Times Roman which
states the following: "Complaints concerning the practice of pharmacy
may be filed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy at: (list the
mailing address, telephone number of the board, internet site address,
and a toll-free telephone number for filing complaints)." Such notification
shall be included:
(A) in each written contract for pharmacist services;
or
(B) on each bill for service provided by the pharmacist.
(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to
prescriptions for patients in facilities where drugs are administered
to patients by a person required to do so by the laws of the state
(i.e., nursing homes).
(b) Texas State Board of Pharmacy. On or before January
1, 2005, the board shall establish a pharmacist profile system as
specified in §2054.2606, Government Code.
(1) The board shall make the pharmacist profiles available
to the public on the agency's internet site.
(2) A pharmacist profile shall contain at least the
following information:
(A) pharmacist's name;
(B) pharmacist's license number, licensure status,
and expiration date of the license;
(C) name, address, telephone number, and license number
of all Texas pharmacies where the pharmacist works;
(D) the number of years the person has practiced in
Texas;
(E) professional pharmacy degree held by the licensee,
the year it was received, and the name of the institution that awarded
the degree;
(F) whether the pharmacist is preceptor;
(G) any speciality certification held by the pharmacist;
and
(H) whether the pharmacist has had prior disciplinary
action by the board.
(3) The board shall gather this information on initial
licensing and update the information in conjunction with the license
renewal for the pharmacist.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §295.11 adopted to be effective April 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 1829; amended to be effective December 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 10312; amended to be effective September 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 5805 |
