TX SB1263

Transfers administration of the prescription drug safe disposal pilot program from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), with rulemaking authority given to the Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner

Expands the types of drugs that can be collected and comingled in collection receptacles to include controlled substances, noncontrolled prescription drugs, and over-the-counter drugs

Simplifies pharmacy eligibility requirements by removing the exclusion for pharmacies subject to state or federal opioid litigation and allowing pharmacies that are eligible (rather than already registered) with the DEA as authorized drug collection sites to apply

Requires DSHS to pay costs for maintaining collection receptacles at participating pharmacies, destroying collected drugs through incineration, and providing a one-time fee to offset initial participation costs; authorizes contracting with DEA-registered reverse distributors for installation and incineration services

Mandates that funding from the opioid abatement account shall be appropriated (changed from "may be appropriated") to the department to fund the pilot program, and requires biennial reports to the governor and legislature summarizing program results