Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.0694.  PERIOD OF VALIDITY FOR PRESCRIPTION.  In the rules and standards governing the vendor drug program, the executive commissioner, to the extent allowed by federal law and laws regulating the writing and dispensing of prescription medications, shall ensure that a prescription written by an authorized health care provider under Medicaid is valid for the lesser of the period for which the prescription is written or one year.  This section does not apply to a prescription for a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1286 (H.B. 2030), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.106, eff. April 2, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2025.