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SB 293 Controlled substances and devices, certain; Board of Pharmacy may issue limited license to dispense.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Dispensing of certain controlled substances and devices; limited license. Authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to issue a limited license at a reduced fee to a prescriber in a nonprofit facility to dispense controlled substances and devices for contraception or treatment of sexually transmitted disease. The bill provides that the nonprofit facility from which a prescriber with such limited license dispenses such controlled substances and devices is required to obtain a limited-use permit from the Board and comply with relevant Board regulations and is exempt from associated fees. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations to implement its provisions to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dispensing of certain controlled substances and devices. Authorizes a prescriber to dispense controlled substances and devices without obtaining a license from the Board of Pharmacy, provided that such controlled substances and devices have been prescribed for the purposes of reproductive health and are dispensed in good faith within the course of his professional practice. The bill provides that facilities from which prescribers dispense only such controlled substances and devices are not required to obtain a permit from the Board. The bill requires the Board to establish a list of controlled substances and devices that may be so dispensed that includes controlled substances and devices used for contraception, maternal health, hormone replacement therapy, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections.