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HSB 616
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2024
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 Pharmacists would be allowed to order and give epinephrine auto-injectors to adults without needing a prescription first. To do this, they must follow specific statewide rules and keep careful records of the treatment. They also have to notify the person's doctor or provide a written record if the person does not have a doctor.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the ordering and administering of epinephrine auto-injectors by a pharmacist without a prescription, subject to statewide protocols and other requirements. The bill provides that in accordance with statewide protocols developed by the board of pharmacy in consultation with the department of health and human services, a pharmacist may order and administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a person who is at least 18 years of age.46(2) requires that a pharmacist ordering and administering prescription drugs, products, tests, and treatments under the statewide protocols shall do all of the following: maintain a record of all prescription drugs, products, tests, and treatments administered pursuant to the bill; notify the patient’s primary health care provider of any prescription drugs, products, tests, or treatments administered to the patient, or enter such information in a patient record system also used by the primary health care provider, as permitted by the primary health care provider; if the patient does not have a primary health care provider, provide the patient with a written record of the prescription drugs, products, tests, or treatment provided to the patient and advise the patient to consult a physician; and complete continuing pharmacy education related to statewide protocols.
House subcommittee
Named January 25, 2024. On February 5, 2024 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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