Texas § HS.431.415 - ORDER TO CEASE DISTRIBUTION
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§ HS.431.415. ORDER TO CEASE DISTRIBUTION
ORDER TO CEASE DISTRIBUTION. (a) The department shall issue an order requiring a person, including a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of a prescription drug, to immediately cease distribution of the drug if the department determines there is a reasonable probability that: (1) a wholesale distributor has: (A) violated this subchapter; (B) falsified a pedigree; or (C) sold, distributed, transferred, manufactured, repackaged, handled, or held a counterfeit prescription drug intended for human use that could cause serious adverse health consequences or death; and (2) other procedures would result in unreasonable delay. (b) An order under Subsection (a) must provide the person subject to the order with an opportunity for an informal hearing on the actions required by the order to be held not later than the 10th day after the date of issuance of the order. (c) If, after providing an opportunity for a hearing, the department determines that inadequate grounds exist to support the actions required by the order, the commissioner shall vacate the order. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164 ), Sec. 3(g), eff. March 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1012, eff. April 2, 2015.
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Section HS.431.415 ("ORDER TO CEASE DISTRIBUTION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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