{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-554.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 554.004","heading":"ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.","body":"(a) The board shall specify conditions under which a pharmacist may administer medication, including an immunization and vaccination. The conditions must ensure that:\n(1) a licensed health care provider authorized to administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer the medication;\n(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;\n(3) the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill, education, and certification as specified by the board to administer the medication;\n(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;\n(5) the pharmacist may not administer medication to a patient at the patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing home or hospital;\n(6) the pharmacist administers an immunization or vaccination under a physician's written protocol and meets the standards established by the board; and\n(7) the authority of a pharmacist to administer medication may not be delegated.\n(b) This section does not prohibit a pharmacist from preparing or manipulating a biotechnological agent or device.\n(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.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS","CHAPTER 554. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES; RULEMAKING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER A. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.554.htm#554.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"884cba78f3a2817b1dd41c9ed70a083fdbcba2b3f949c5e7c3f41b15ba4e3b67","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-554.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-554.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}