Sec. 564.051.  PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION;  FUNDING.  (a)  The board may add a surcharge of not more than $10 for each 12 months in a license period to a license or license renewal fee authorized under this subtitle to fund a program to aid impaired pharmacists and pharmacy students.
(b)  The board may accept, transfer, and spend funds from the federal or state government, from another public source, or from a private source to be used in the program authorized by this section.
(c)  Funds and surcharges collected under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund and may only be used by the board to administer the program authorized by this section, including providing for initial evaluation and referral of an impaired pharmacist or pharmacy student by a qualified health professional and paying the administrative costs incurred by the board in connection with that funding.  The money may not be used for costs incurred for treatment or rehabilitation after initial evaluation and referral.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.309(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 410), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2005.