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2023 SESSION

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HB 1952 Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety.

Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety; centralized or remote processing of prescriptions. Requires a pharmacy that, on average, during any one-week period is unable to process a prescription within two days of receipt of such prescription to report the prescription backlog to the Board of Pharmacy. The bill requires any pharmacy making such report to submit a corrective action plan detailing its staffing, workflow, technology, and patient communication strategies to address the prescription backlog. The bill permits the Board to (i) investigate any reported or suspected backlog; (ii) accept, amend, or reject a corrective action plan; and (iii) impose disciplinary action against the pharmacy permit for failure to comply with the bill. Additionally, the bill allows pharmacies to perform centralized or remote processing of prescriptions in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.


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