The Texas Pharmacy Board is enabled by the Texas Pharmacy Act. Tex. Occupations Code 551.001 et seq. The board is to regulate the practice of pharmacy and to license pharmacies. It does this through licensing pharmacists and pharmacies, determining and issuing standards for pharmacy education and training, and enforcing the provisions of the Texas Pharmacy Act.
It consists of nine members. Six are pharmacists and the other three are to represent the public. Each serves for six years; the terms are staggered. The Governor appoints the president of the Board from among its members. The president serves at the governor's pleasure. The board shall employ an executive officer, who must be a pharmacist.
Board Action is through the majority of a quorum.
The Board employs a staff that consists of departments including investigations, enforcement and the legal division or General Counsel's office. The legal division employs four attorneys who are responsible for the enforcement of agency action including the discipline of registered pharmacists (R.Ph.) licenses / registrations. The Texas Pharmacy Board attorneys also prosecute pharmacy violations if probable cause exists to believe a violation of the Texas Pharmacy Act has been committed.
