Pharmacists
Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance fraud. [HB-553]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to establish a False Claims Act with provisions that establish enhanced civil liability and penalties for committing fraud against the state; allow the Attorney General or a private citizen to bring a cause of action on behalf of the state to recover damages with a portion of any proceeds awarded being distributed to the person successfully bringing the action; grant the Attorney General enhanced investigatory authority; provide an increase in the range of civil payments that can be assessed in an administrative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Bechler
To Judiciary (s) on 03/15/2021
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Idaho 2021 Regular Session
Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding federal Food and Drug Administration-approved labeling. [HB-208]
PHARMACISTS -- Amends existing law to remove a provision regarding federal Food and Drug Administration-approved labeling.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Reported Signed By Governor On March 17, 2021 Session Law Chapter 73 Effective: 07/01/2021 on 03/18/2021
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Alaska 32nd Legislature
Controlled Sub. Data: Exempt Veterinarian [HB-91]
An Act exempting veterinarians from the requirements of the controlled substance prescription database.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Wool
Cosponsor(s): Kaufman on 03/18/2022
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Allow Pharmacists to Admin. Injectable Drugs [HB-96]
Allow Pharmacists to Admin. Injectable Drugs
Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Riddell
Ch. Sl 2021-110 on 08/20/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to individual-directed care at the end of life. [HB-506]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311 to define terms; establish a qualified terminally ill individual's right to voluntarily request medication to self-administer to cause death; require conditions for making request; permit individual to rescind request at any time; permit an attending health care provider to provide medication; establish requirements for attending health care provider to inform individuals and document request; require disposal of unused medications; establish residency requirements for qualified individuals; require report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 02/11/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to abortion and declaring an emergency. [HB-460]
Amend KRS 311.732, relating to performance of an abortion upon a minor, to require the informed written consent of a parent or legal guardian to include a copy of that parent's or legal guardian's government-issued identification, and to include specific language; require the physician to keep a copy of the informed written consent for at least 7 years; require the physician to execute an affidavit; require additional criteria and standards for when a court determines whether to allow a minor to self-consent to an abortion; require the court hearing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Introduced In House on 02/10/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices. [HB-2079]
Pharmacists; initiation of treatment; certain drugs and devices. Expands provisions governing the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices by pharmacists to allow the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs, devices, and controlled paraphernalia to persons 18 years of age or older, in accordance with protocols developed by the Board of Pharmacy in collaboration with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health, and of (i) vaccines included on the Immunization Schedule
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0214) on 03/18/2021
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Alaska 32nd Legislature
Liability Consulting Health Care Provider [SB-65]
An Act relating to the elements of a claim for medical malpractice; and relating to the definition of a health care provider-patient relationship.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Begich
Effective Date(s) Of Law 11/14/21 on 08/19/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to student health and safety. [SB-127]
Amend KRS 158.838 to define "bronchodilator rescue inhaler"; change the definition of "medications" to include bronchodilator rescue inhaler; amend KRS 158.836 to encourage schools to keep bronchodilator rescue inhalers in at least two locations; require each school to have policies and procedures in place when keeping bronchodilator rescue inhalers on hand; require that the school health section of the Core Clinical Service Guide addresses bronchodilator rescue inhalers kept by schools; amend KRS 311.645 to define "asthma" and "bronchodilator rescue
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 112) on 03/24/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public protection. [HB-336]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to prohibit medical professionals from performing surgeries or prescribing medications to a minor with the intent to alter the sex the child was assigned at birth and create a civil cause of action for violations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 405 regarding parental rights in the area of gender identity or gender dysphoria; create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to create employee protections for public employees who express opinions regarding gender identity or gender dysphoria.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melinda Prunty
Introduced In House on 02/02/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to prescription insulin and declaring an emergency. [SB-110]
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 211 to define terms; establish the urgent-need insulin program and the continuing access to insulin program; establish eligibility guidelines for both programs; establish the application process; establish the process by which insulin is dispensed to eligible individuals; establish the responsibilities of insulin manufacturers for facilitating the dispensing of insulin to eligible individuals; establish the responsibilities of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for administering the program; require
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rick Girdler
Introduced In Senate on 01/13/2021
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Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)
Pharmacists; dispensing authority; hormonal contraceptives [SB-1082]
Pharmacists; dispensing authority; hormonal contraceptives
Sponsored by: Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita
Chapter 429 on 07/09/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to exceptions to mandatory immunization requirements and declaring an emergency. [SB-8]
Amend KRS 214.036 to provide exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian, submits a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs; prohibit any administrative regulation, administrative order, or executive order from requiring during an epidemic the immunization of persons who submit either a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs or the written opinion of the person's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (acts Ch. 147) on 03/28/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the maintenance of occupational licenses by military spouses. [HB-251]
Amend KRS 12.357 to require administrative bodies to renew regular occupational licneses to spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces without payment of fees or dues.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Returned To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 03/12/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT protecting the exercise of medical ethics and diversity within the medical profession. [SB-83]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against medical care providers who decline to perform procedures that violate their conscience; grant providers the right not to participate in or pay for services that violate their conscience; exempt providers from liability for exercising these rights; establish a civil cause of action for persons injured by violations of these provisions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Mills
Floor Amendment (3) Filed on 02/24/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy. [HB-219]
Amend KRS 217.177 to delete recordkeeping requirements for the sale of hypodermic syringes or needles; add provisions for the sale of hypodermic syringes or needles without a prescription including a limit of 30 syringes of needles, proof of purchaser's age of 16 years or older, information requirements to be provided to the purchaser with each sale, disposal requirements, and enforcement provisions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 56) on 03/22/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits in the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. [HB-222]
Create a new section of KRS 205.510 to 205.560 to define terms; require the Department for Medicaid Services to contract with an independent entity to monitor all Medicaid pharmacy benefit claims; establish eligibility requirements for an entity seeking to contract with the department to monitor pharmacy benefit claims; establish requirements for analyzing and monitoring claims; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
To Health & Welfare (s) on 03/01/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefits in the Medicaid program and declaring an emergency. [HB-177]
Amend KRS 205.5514 to require the Department for Medicaid Services to establish and implement a preferred drug list, reimbursement methodologies, and dispensing fees for Medicaid managed care organizations and the state pharmacy benefit manager within 30 days after the effective date of this Act; amend KRS 205.5518 to require Medicaid managed care organizations and pharmacy benefit managers to use reimbursement methodologies and dispensing fees established by the department for all Medicaid pharmacy benefit claims submitted on or after January 1,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Melinda Prunty
Taken From Rules on 03/30/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to governmental emergencies. [HB-20]
Amend KRS 39A.100 to require the Governor to call an extraordinary session of the General Assembly simultaneously with any declaration of emergency in order for the declaration to be valid for 15 days unless changed by the General Assembly; prohibit the Governor from declaring a new emergency based on the same facts upon the expiration of the initial declaration; prohibit the Governor from suspending statutes or administrative regulations unless the subject matter is enumerated under Chapter 39A; amend KRS 39A.280, 315.500, and 367.374 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Sheldon
Introduced In House on 01/05/2021
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Kentucky 2021 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to exceptions to mandatory immunization requirements and declaring an emergency. [SB-28]
Amend KRS 214.036 to provide exemptions from mandatory immunization for any child, emancipated minor, or adult who, personally or by a parent or guardian, submits a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs; prohibit any administrative regulation, administrative order, or executive order from requiring during an epidemic the immunization of persons who submit either a written sworn statement objecting to the immunization based on conscientiously held beliefs or the written opinion of the person's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Wilson
Introduced In Senate on 01/05/2021