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HCS/SB 864 - The act provides that only a licensed pharmacist can make the determination to dispense an emergency supply of medication without the authorization from the prescriber. This provision is identical to provisions contained in the perfected version of SB 457 (2015). This act provides that a pharmacist may dispense varying quantities of maintenance medication per fill up to the total number of dosage units as authorized by the prescriber, unless the prescriber has specified that dispensing a prescription for maintenance medication in an initial amount is medically necessary. When the dispensing of the maintenance medication is based on refills then the pharmacist shall dispense no more than a 90 day supply and the patient must have already been prescribed the medication for 3 months. This provision is substantially similar to SCS/SB 973 (2016), and to provisions contained in HCS/SS/SCS/SB 865 & 866 (2016) and SCS/HB 1682 (2016), and similar to HB 2406 (2016). JESSI BAKER
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