(a) No person, firm, or business establishment may have, participate in, or permit an arrangement, branch, connection or affiliation whereby prescriptions are solicited, collected, picked up, or advertised to be picked up, from or at any location other than a pharmacy which is licensed and in good standing with the board.
(b) A pharmacist or pharmacy by means of its employee or by use of a common carrier or the U.S. Mail, at the request of the patient, may:
  (1) pick up prescription orders at the:
    (A) office or home of the prescriber;
    (B) residence or place of employment of the person for whom the prescription was issued; or
    (C) hospital or medical care facility in which the patient is receiving treatment; and
  (2) deliver prescription drugs to the:
    (A) office of the prescriber if the prescription is:
      (i) for a dangerous drug; or
      (ii) for a single dose of a controlled substance that is for administration to the patient in the prescriber's office;
    (B) residence of the person for whom the prescription was issued;
    (C) place of employment of the person for whom the prescription was issued, if the person is present to accept delivery; or
    (D) hospital or medical care facility in which the patient is receiving treatment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §291.9 adopted to be effective November 5, 1982, 7 TexReg 2916; amended to be effective September 14, 2010, 35 TexReg 8357; amended to be effective June 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 4046; amended to be effective June 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 3587; amended to be effective September 9, 2020, 45 TexReg 6236