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House Bill 541

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Last Action floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed
Title AN ACT relating to pharmacists.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1722
Sponsors T. Burch, B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 217.215 to allow a pharmacist to dispense up to a 30-day supply of a maintenance drug in emergency situations; amend KRS 315.010 to redefine "collaborative care agreement" to include multiple practitioners and multiple patients; create new sections of KRS Chapter 315 to define "enhanced pharmacy-related primary care" as additional acts by trained pharmacists certified by the Board of Pharmacy to provide enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, including authority to issue nonscheduled legend drugs; require the board to establish an Enhanced Pharmacy-related Primary Care Advisory Committee; specify membership; require administrative regulations to specify scope of practice, diseases and conditions that may be treated, approval of course of study and clinical experience required for certification, terms of a collaborative agreement; amend KRS 217.015 to include a pharmacist certified to provide enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, in the definition of "practitioner."
Index Headings of Original Version Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Pharmacy, enhanced pharmacy-related primary care
Drugs and Medicines - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Health and Medical Services - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Pharmacists - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Physicians and Practitioners - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, collaborative care agreements for
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

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02/14/08
  • introduced in House
02/15/08
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
02/21/08
  • posted in committee
03/13/08
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/14/08
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/17/08
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 18, 2008
03/21/08
  • 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute
03/24/08
  • received in Senate
03/26/08
  • to Health & Welfare (S)
03/28/08
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
04/01/08
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
04/14/08
  • floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Replace existing language to direct LRC staff to study the scope of practice for pharmacists and reasons for and against expanding the scope of practice of pharmacists to allow more flexibility in treating chronic health-care conditions and drug-related primary care through collaboration with physicians.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Pharmacy, enhanced pharmacy-related primary care
Drugs and Medicines - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Health and Medical Services - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Pharmacists - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Physicians and Practitioners - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, collaborative care agreements for

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Roeding
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Pharmacy, enhanced pharmacy-related primary care
Drugs and Medicines - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Health and Medical Services - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Pharmacists - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Physicians and Practitioners - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, collaborative care agreements for

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor D. Roeding
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 315.171 to increase the cap on the per diem for members of the pharmacy board from $100 to $200.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Pharmacy, enhanced pharmacy-related primary care
Drugs and Medicines - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Health and Medical Services - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Pharmacists - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, certification for
Physicians and Practitioners - Enhanced pharmacy-related primary care, collaborative care agreements for

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