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Tex. Occ. Code § 556.051 (2026)

Authorization To Enter And Inspect

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Sec. 556.051. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER AND INSPECT. (a) The board or a representative of the board may enter and inspect a facility relative to the following:

(1) drug storage and security;

(2) equipment;

(3) components used in compounding, finished and unfinished products, containers, and labeling of any item;

(4) sanitary conditions;

(5) records, reports, or other documents required to be kept or made under this subtitle, Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.) or rules adopted under one of those laws; or

(6) subject to Subsection (b), financial records relating to the operation of the facility.

(b) The board or a representative of the board may inspect financial records under Subsection (a) only in the course of the investigation of a specific complaint. The board or representative may inspect only records related to the specific complaint. The inspection is subject to Section 565.055.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 28 (S.B. 492), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 599 (S.B. 460), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
the Dallas Morning News, Inc. & Kevin Krause v. Lewis Hall & Richard Hall, Individually & on Behalf of Rxpress Pharmacies & Xpress Compounding, 579 S.W.3d 370 (Tex. 2019). “Laws 2012 (codified at TEX. OCC. CODE § 556.051 ). The national media took notice when Tricare, a military pharmacy-benefits provider, blamed compounding pharmacies for a significant rise in their outpatient-drug costs.”
the Dallas Morning News, Inc. & Kevin Krause v. Lewis Hall & Richard Hall, Individually & on Behalf of Rxpress Pharmacies & Xpress Compounding (Tex. 2019). “Laws 2012 (codified at TEX. OCC. CODE § 556.051). The national media took notice when Tricare, a military pharmacy-benefits provider, blamed compounding pharmacies for a significant rise in their outpatient-drug costs.”
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