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  89R4550 DNC-F     By: Sparks S.B. No. 398       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the delegation to a pharmacy technician of a   pharmacist's authority to administer an immunization or vaccine.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 554.004(a), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  The board shall specify conditions under which a   pharmacist may administer medication, including an immunization   and vaccination. The conditions must ensure that:                (1)  a licensed health care provider authorized to   administer the medication is not reasonably available to administer   the medication;                (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;                (3)  the pharmacist possesses the necessary skill,   education, and certification as specified by the board to   administer the medication;                (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;                (5)  the pharmacist may not administer medication to a   patient at the patient's residence, except at a licensed nursing   home or hospital;                (6)  the pharmacist administers an immunization or   vaccination under a physician's written protocol and meets the   standards established by the board; and                (7)  the authority of a pharmacist to administer an   immunization or vaccination [ medication ] may [ not ] be delegated to   a registered pharmacy technician .          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules   necessary to implement Section 554.004(a), Occupations Code, as   amended by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.