Section 554.1502 - Choice of Pharmacy Provider(a) Unless the facility is paying for the drugs and biologicals, the resident's choice of pharmacy provider and any changes in his choice must be recorded on appropriate forms maintained by the facility.(b) A Medicaid-certified facility must have written agreements with its provider pharmacies that define required services. These agreements will not be considered to abridge the resident's freedom of choice of pharmacy services when they require labeling, packaging, and a drug-distribution system according to facility policy. The drug-distribution system must be accessible to all pharmacies willing to meet the distribution system requirements. The agreements must require the following: (1) that the resident's pharmacy services be provided by a pharmacy on a 24-hour basis for emergency medications; and(2) that the resident's medications be delivered to the facility on a timely and reasonable basis.(c) The resident's choice of pharmacy provider must be in accordance with § 554.406(c) of Title 40 (relating to Free Choice).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.1502
The provisions of this §19.1502 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2054.; Entire chapter transferred from Title 40, Pt. 1, Ch. 19 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 50, December 11, 2020, TexReg 8871, eff. 1/15/2021