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2002 SESSION
HB 487 Practice of pharmacy.
Introduced by: George E. Broman, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Practice of pharmacy. Provides two exceptions from the requirements for the practice of pharmacy for practitioners of medicine or osteopathy relating to obtaining prescription drugs without charge for indigent patients, i.e., through pharmaceutical manufacturers' indigent programs and through donations from other entities. Practitioners who participate in pharmaceutical manufacturers' indigent programs in which the manufacturer donates a stock bottle of the prescription drug that is to be dispensed to an indigent patient are provided authority to dispense such drugs. The labeling and packaging standards will apply (packaging can be changed by the practitioner or the patient) and the drug cannot be used for any other purpose, unless the manufacturer authorizes dispensing to another indigent patient. Practitioners may, in lieu of dispensing directly to the patient, transfer the stock bottle to a pharmacy participating in the indigent program. The participating practitioner and the pharmacy are prohibited from charging the patient a fee for the medication. A reasonable dispensing or administrative fee to offset the cost of dispensing may be charged, not to exceed the comparable allowable fee reimbursed by the Virginia Medicaid program; however, if the patient is unable to pay the dispensing or administrative fee, this fee must be waived. In addition, practitioners of medicine or osteopathy are authorized to provide controlled substances to their own patients in free clinics without charge when the drugs have been donated by an entity other than a pharmaceutical manufacturer. The practitioner must first obtain a controlled substances registration and will be required to comply with the existing labeling and packaging requirements. Enactment clauses require emergency regulations and mandate that the Board of Pharmacy advise and assist free clinics in revolving issues relating to the practice of pharmacy and the Drug Control Act. This bill is identical to SB 145.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 022068650 pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 026538400-S1 pdf
- 03/09/02 House: Conference substitute printed 022119650-H1 pdf
- 03/15/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB487ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 022068650
- 01/09/02 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/21/02 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
- 01/22/02 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/02 House: Read first time
- 01/24/02 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/02 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/02 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/21/02 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/21/02 Senate: Committee substitute printed 026538400-S1
- 02/22/02 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/02 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/02 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/25/02 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 026538400-S1
- 02/25/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 026538400-S1
- 02/25/02 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/25/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/26/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/27/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/02 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 89-N)
- 02/28/02 House: VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 89-N)
- 03/04/02 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/04/02 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/04/02 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/02 House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/02 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/02 House: Delegates: Jones, S.C., Broman, Darner
- 03/06/02 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/02 Senate: Senators: Potts, Bolling, Edwards
- 03/08/02 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/08/02 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/02 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/02 House: Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/02 House: Conference substitute printed 022119650-H1
- 03/15/02 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB487ER)
- 03/18/02 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/19/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 707 (effective - see bill)
- 04/08/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707)