Sec. 554.004.  ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.  (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 medication may not be delegated.
(b)  This section does not prohibit a pharmacist from preparing or manipulating a biotechnological agent or device.
(c)  This section does not prohibit a pharmacist from performing an act delegated by a physician in accordance with Chapter 157.  The pharmacist performing a delegated medical act under that chapter is considered to be performing a medical act and not to be engaging in the practice of pharmacy.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.