{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-551.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 551.006","heading":"EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist has the exclusive authority to determine whether or not to dispense a drug.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2561), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS","CHAPTER 551. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.551.htm#551.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"a546002406c20ee4ba41ecc9f5e6aaa75a7a2e5995585fcfa0f43d9c1eeb9c11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-551.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-551.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}