SSB 1103

This bill relates to the dispensing of epinephrine auto-injectors by a pharmacist without a prescription. The bill provides that in accordance with a protocol developed under the bill, a pharmacist may dispense an epinephrine auto-injector without a prescription to a person who is at least years of age if the pharmacist has a record of previously dispensing epinephrine to the person in accordance with a prescription issued by a licensed health care professional authorized to prescribe drugs. A pharmacist who dispenses an epinephrine auto-injector under the bill shall provide instruction to the person to whom the epinephrine auto-injector is dispensed to summon emergency services as soon as practicable either before or after administering the epinephrine and provide notice of the dispensing to the person’s primary care provider, if known, or to the prescriber who issued the individual the initial prescription for epinephrine. A pharmacist may document the dispensing of an epinephrine auto-injector on a prescription form for recordkeeping purposes. The bill does not affect the authority of a pharmacist to fill or refill a prescription for epinephrine. A prescriber or pharmacist acting reasonably and in good faith in accordance and compliance with the protocol developed under the bill is not subject to licensee discipline or liable for any injury arising from the prescribing or dispensing of an epinephrine auto-injector under the bill. The board of pharmacy in consultation with the board of medicine shall develop the protocol and shall adopt administrative rules to administer the bill. _____ For the purposes of the bill, “epinephrine auto-injector” means a device for immediate self-administration or administration by another trained individual of a measured dose of epinephrine to a person at risk of anaphylaxis and “licensed health care professional” means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant.