1. (a) The board shall adopt a code of professional responsibility to regulate the conduct of a representative of the board authorized to inspect and survey a pharmacy.

2. (b) The code must contain:

   1. (1) a procedure to be followed by a person authorized to represent the board:

      1. (A) on entering a pharmacy;
      2. (B) during inspection of the pharmacy; and
      3. (C) during an exit conference; and
   2. (2) standards of conduct that the person must follow in dealing with the staff and management of the pharmacy and the public.
3. (c) The board shall establish a procedure for receiving and investigating a complaint of a code violation. The board shall investigate each complaint of a code violation. The board shall forward results of an investigation to the complainant.
4. (d) The board may adopt rules establishing sanctions for code violations.

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