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2016 SESSION
HB 527 Nonresident medical equipment suppliers; registration with Board of Pharmacy
Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Registration of nonresident medical equipment suppliers. Requires any person located outside the Commonwealth other than a registered nonresident pharmacy that ships, mails, or delivers to a consumer in the Commonwealth any hypodermic syringes or needles, medicinal oxygen, Schedule VI controlled device, those Schedule VI controlled substances with no medicinal properties that are used for the operation and cleaning of medical equipment, sterile water and saline for irrigation, or solutions for peritoneal dialysis pursuant to a lawful order of a prescriber to be registered with the Board of Pharmacy. The bill requires registrants to renew registration by March 1 of each year and to notify the Board of Pharmacy of any substantive change in information previously submitted to the Board within 30 days. The bill also requires nonresident medical equipment suppliers to maintain a valid, unexpired license, permit, or registration in the state in which it is located, if required by the resident state, or to furnish proof that it meets the minimum statutory and regulatory requirements for medical equipment suppliers in the Commonwealth if the state in which the nonresident medical equipment supplier is located does not require a license, permit, or registration. The bill also requires nonresident medical equipment suppliers to maintain records of distribution of medical equipment into the Commonwealth in such a manner that they are readily retrievable from records of distribution into other jurisdictions and to provide the records to the Board, its authorized agent, or any agent designated by the Superintendent of State Police upon request within seven days of receipt of such request.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Registration of nonresident medical equipment suppliers. Requires any person located outside the Commonwealth other than a registered nonresident pharmacy that ships, mails, or delivers to a consumer in the Commonwealth any hypodermic syringes or needles, medicinal oxygen, Schedule VI controlled device, those Schedule VI controlled substances with no medicinal properties that are used for the operation and cleaning of medical equipment, sterile water and saline for irrigation, or solutions for peritoneal dialysis pursuant to a lawful order of a prescriber to be registered with the Board of Pharmacy. The bill requires registrants to renew registration by March 1 of each year and to notify the Board of Pharmacy of any substantive change in information previously submitted to the Board within 30 days. The bill also requires nonresident medical equipment suppliers to maintain a valid, unexpired license, permit, or registration in the state in which it is located, if required by the resident state, or to furnish proof that it meets the minimum statutory and regulatory requirements for medical equipment suppliers in the Commonwealth if the state in which the nonresident medical equipment supplier is located does not require a license, permit, or registration. The bill also requires nonresident medical equipment suppliers to maintain records of distribution of medical equipment into the Commonwealth in such a manner that they are readily retrievable from records of distribution into other jurisdictions and to provide the records to the Board, its authorized agent, or any agent designated by the Superintendent of State Police upon request within seven days of receipt of such request.