Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to the dispensing of prescription drugs as prescribed, and providing penalties
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a doctor writes a prescription for a specific FDA-approved medicine and says no substitutions should be made, pharmacists must provide that exact drug. Pharmacists who refuse to follow these instructions could face criminal charges and fines.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the dispensing by a pharmacist of a prescription drug as prescribed. Under the bill, if a practitioner prescribes a prescription drug that is approved by the United States food and drug administration, including for off-label use, and indicates on the prescription that no drug product selection shall be made, a pharmacist shall dispense the specific prescription drug to the patient in accordance with the prescription. A pharmacist who violates the bill by refusing to dispense a prescription drug as specified in the bill is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540.