28 Tex. Admin. Code § 11.904 - Provision of Services Related to Immunizations and Vaccinations

(a) In compliance with Insurance Code Chapter 1353 (concerning Immunization or Vaccination Protocols Under Managed Care Plans), an HMO may not require a physician to issue an immunization or vaccination protocol for an immunization or vaccination to be administered to an enrollee by a pharmacist.

(b) No contract between an HMO and a pharmacy or pharmacist may prohibit a pharmacist from administering immunizations or vaccinations if the immunizations or vaccinations are administered in compliance with the Texas Pharmacy Act, Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle J, Chapters 551-569 (concerning Pharmacy and Pharmacists), and related rules.

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28 Tex. Admin. Code § 11.904

The provisions of this §11.904 adopted to be effective November 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 11347; amended to be effective February 24, 2005, 30 TexReg 854; amended to be effective November 15, 2006, 31 TexReg 9298; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 16, April 21, 2017, TexReg 2246, eff. 8/1/2017