Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 558 - License To Practice Pharmacy

SUBCHAPTER A LICENSE

• Texas Section 558.001 - License Required
  (a) A person may not practice pharmacy unless the person holds a license to practice pharmacy under this subtitle. (b) A person may not: (1)...

SUBCHAPTER B LICENSING BY EXAMINATION

• Texas Section 558.002 - Unauthorized Acquisition Of License
  A person may not: (1) impersonate before the board an applicant applying for a license under this subtitle; or (2) acquire, with the intent to...
• Texas Section 558.051 - Qualifications For License By Examination
  (a) To qualify for a license to practice pharmacy, an applicant for licensing by examination must submit to the board: (1) a license fee set...
• Texas Section 558.052 - Content, Preparation, And Validation Of Examination
  (a) The board shall determine the content and subject matter of a licensing examination. (b) The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of...
• Texas Section 558.053 - Grading Of Examination
  (a) The board may employ and cooperate with an organization or consultant in grading the examination. (b) The board shall determine whether an applicant has...
• Texas Section 558.054 - Frequency Of Offering Examination
  The board shall give the examination at least two times during each state fiscal year. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 558.055 - Failure To Pass; Reexamination
  (a) An applicant who on the applicant's first attempt fails the examination may take the examination four additional times. (b) Before an applicant who has...
• Texas Section 558.056 - Notification
  The board shall notify each person taking an examination of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the...
• Texas Section 558.057 - Internship Or Other Program To Qualify For Examination
  (a) In this section, "preceptor" means a pharmacist licensed in this state to practice pharmacy or another health care professional who meets the preceptor requirements...
• Texas Section 558.058 - Accessibility Of Examination
  The board by rule shall ensure that an examination under this subchapter is administered to applicants with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities...

SUBCHAPTER C LICENSING BY RECIPROCITY

• Texas Section 558.059 - Examination Fee Refund
  (a) The board may retain all or part of an examination fee paid by an applicant who is unable to take the examination. (b) The...

SUBCHAPTER D PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY LICENSING

• Texas Section 558.101 - Qualifications For License By Reciprocity
  (a) To qualify for a license to practice pharmacy, an applicant for licensing by reciprocity must: (1) submit to the board: (A) a reciprocity fee...
• Texas Section 558.151 - Qualifications For Provisional License
  (a) The board may grant a provisional license to practice pharmacy to an applicant licensed in another state who seeks a license in this state....
• Texas Section 558.152 - Duration Of Provisional License
  A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the license application under this subtitle. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388,...
• Texas Section 558.153 - Processing Of License Application
  The board must complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the...
• Texas Section 558.154 - Issuance Of License To Provisional License Holder
  The board shall issue a license to practice pharmacy under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license if: (1) the provisional license holder...

SUBCHAPTER E CERTAIN PROHIBITED PRACTICES

• Texas Section 558.155 - Temporary License
  The board by rule may provide for the issuance of a temporary license. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
• Texas Section 558.201 - Duplicating License Or Certificate
  Except as expressly provided under this subtitle, a person may not in any manner duplicate a license to practice pharmacy or a license renewal certificate....
• Texas Section 558.202 - False Affidavit
  A person who falsely makes the affidavit prescribed by Section 558.051 or 558.101 is guilty of fraudulent and dishonorable conduct and malpractice. Acts 1999, 76th...

Last modified: September 28, 2016