Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 483.048
Unauthorized Communication of Prescription

(a)

An agent of a practitioner commits an offense if the agent communicates by telephone a prescription unless the agent is designated in writing under Section 483.022 (Practitioner’s Designated Agent; Practitioner’s Responsibilities) as authorized by the practitioner to communicate prescriptions by telephone.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 483.048 — Unauthorized Communication of Prescription, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­483.­htm#483.­048 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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