Texas State Profile

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PMP Region:

South

Name of Program:

Texas Prescription Program

Website:

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Agency Name:

Texas Department of Public Safety

Agency Type:

Law Enforcement Agency

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State Information

State Population:

24,326,974

Number of Pharmacies in State:

4,586

Number of Practitioners/Prescribers:

71,159

State Fiscal Year?:

yes

Fiscal Year Dates:

Sept 1, 2008 to Aug 31, 2009

Prescription Records Collected in Fiscal Year:

34,791,032

Frequency of data collected:

Bi-Weekly

Data collected from pharmacies?:

yes

Data collected from dispensing practitioners?:

no

Patient History Reports for Fiscal Year:

2,890

Drug Schedules Monitored

Schedule II:

yes

Schedule III:

yes

Schedule IV:

yes

Schedule V:

yes

If Other Drugs:

Carisoprodol (C-IV in Texas)

Who May Request Patient Information?

Prescribers:

yes

Pharmacists:

yes

Pharmacies:

yes

Law Enforcement:

yes

Licensing Boards:

yes

Patients:

no

If other requester (specify):

Prosecutorial officials; TX law says 'pharmacists' can request data, but TX PMP releases data to the pharmacy

De-identified data provided to researchers?:

yes

Comments on de-identified data permissions:

Must be deidentified

Legislation

Year PMP Legislation Enacted:

1981

Year PMP Became Operational:

1982

Laws/statute Citation:

Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, Sections 481.074-481.0761

Laws Citation Website:

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Regulation/rule Citations:

Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 13, Subchapter D

Regulation/ Rule Website:

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