Bill Text: IN SB0025 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Study of pharmacy issues.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-28 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health [SB0025 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2011-SB0025-Amended.html

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February 18, 2011

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SENATE BILL No. 25

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DIGEST OF SB 25 (Updated February 16, 2011 2:07 pm - DI 104)

Citations Affected: Noncode.

Synopsis: Study of pharmacy issues. Requires the health finance commission to study during the 2011 legislative interim the following : (1) Whether a pharmacist should be required to notify the prescribing physician and inform the patient if the pharmacist selects a drug other than the brand name drug listed on an antiepileptic drug prescription; and (2) Whether a pharmacist should be required to dispense a prescription in a manner to allow label accessibility to an individual who is blind.

Effective: July 1, 2011.

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    January 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services.
    February 17, 2011, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.

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February 18, 2011

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)

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SENATE BILL No. 25

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning professions and occupations.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: ; (11)SB0025.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011] (a) As used in this SECTION, "commission" refers to the health finance commission established by IC 2-5-23-3.
    (b) During the 2011 interim, the commission shall study whether legislation should be introduced to require pharmacists to do the following:
        (1) Notify the prescribing physician when the pharmacist selects a drug other than the brand name drug listed on an antiepileptic drug prescription.
        (2) Dispense a prescription in a manner to allow prescription drug label information to be accessible to an individual who is blind or visually impaired.

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