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House Bill 297

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Last Action floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) filed to bill
Title AN ACT relating to pharmacists.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1250
Sponsor T. Burch
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, and terms of a collaborative agreement; amend KRS 217.015 to include a pharmacist certified to provide enhanced pharmacy-related primary care as a 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, certification for
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2

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02/05/09
  • introduced in House
02/06/09
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
02/12/09
  • posted in committee
02/26/09
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/27/09
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/09
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 3, 2009
  • taken from the Regular Orders of the Day
  • recommitted to Health & Welfare (H)
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) filed to bill

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, certification for

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Fischer
Summary Delete original provisions of the bill; amend KRS 311.720 to include the use of abortifacients, including Mifepristone, in the definition of "abortion"; amend KRS 311.732 to include Mifepristone in the definition of "abortion"; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to prohibit a pharmacist who objects to dispensing medication or devices that may terminate a pregnancy from liability; prohibit discrimination against a pharmacist who objects to dispensing medication that may terminate a pregnancy.
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, certification for

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Fischer
Summary Retain provisions of HB 297/HCS; amend KRS 311.720 to include the use of abortifacients, including Mifepristone, in the definition of "abortion"; amend KRS 311.732 to include Mifepristone in the definition of "abortion"; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 315 to prohibit a pharmacist who objects to dispensing medication or devices that may terminate a pregnancy from liability; prohibit discrimination against a pharmacist who objects to dispensing medication that may terminate a pregnancy.
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, certification for

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