22 Tex. Admin. Code § 315.4 - Exceptions to Use of Form
(a) An official
prescription form is not required for a medication order written for a patient
who is admitted to a hospital at the time the medication order is written and
dispensed.
(1) A practitioner may dispense or
cause to be dispensed a Schedule II controlled substance to a patient who:
(A) is admitted to the hospital;
and
(B) will require an emergency
quantity of a controlled substance upon release from the hospital.
(2) Under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, the controlled substance:
(A) may
only be dispensed in a properly labeled container; and
(B) may not be more than a seven-day supply
or the minimum amount needed for proper treatment of the patient until the
patient can obtain access to a pharmacy, whichever is less.
(b) Subsection (a) of
this section applies to a patient who is admitted to a hospital, including a
patient:
(1) admitted to:
(A) a general hospital, special hospital,
licensed ambulatory surgical center, surgical suite in a dental school, or
veterinary medical school; or
(B) a
hospital clinic or emergency room, if the clinic or emergency room is under the
control, direction, and administration as an integral part of a general or
special hospital;
(2)
receiving treatment with a Schedule II controlled substance from a member of a
Life Flight or similar medical team or an emergency medical ambulance crew or a
paramedic-emergency medical technician operating as an extension of an
emergency room of a general or special hospital; or
(3) receiving treatment with a Schedule II
controlled substance while the patient is an inmate incarcerated in a
correctional facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a
correctional facility operating in accordance with the Health Services Plan
adopted by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section applies to
an animal admitted to an animal hospital, including an animal that is a
permanent resident of a zoo, wildlife park, exotic game ranch, wildlife
management program, or state or federal research facility.
(d) An official prescription form is not
required in a long-term care facility (LTCF) if:
(1) an individual administers the substance
to an inpatient from the facility's medical emergency kit;
(2) the individual administering the
substance is an authorized practitioner or an agent acting under the
practitioner's order; and
(3) the
facility maintains the proper records as required for an emergency medical kit
in an LTCF.
(e) An
official prescription form is not required when a therapeutic optometrist
administers a topical ocular pharmaceutical agent in compliance with:
(1) the Texas Optometry Act; and
(2) a rule adopted by the Texas Optometry
Board under the authority of the Texas Optometry Act.
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