Bill Text: NH HB190 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a statutory commission to study the standards for collaborative pharmacy practice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-07 - Signed by the Governor on 7/6/2015; Chapter 190; Section 3 Effective 11/2/2015, Remaining Effective 7/6/2015 [HB190 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-HB190-Introduced.html
HB 190 - AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
10/04
HOUSE BILL 190
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the standards for collaborative pharmacy practice.
SPONSORS: Rep. MacKay, Merr 14; Rep. White, Graf 13; Rep. Schuett, Merr 20
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study the standards for collaborative pharmacy practice.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0420
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the standards for collaborative pharmacy practice.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the standards for collaborative pharmacy practice.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Six members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three of whom shall be members of the executive departments and administration committee and three of whom shall be members of the health, human services and elderly affairs committee.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee’s study shall include, but not be limited to, reviewing RSA 318:16-a. The committee shall study the national standards for best practice of collaborative practice. These standards shall include how to clearly define the appropriate training required for a pharmacist to engage in different scopes of practice, how to expand access to collaborative practice pharmacy services to New Hampshire citizens in order to provide greater access to cost-effective care, how to define collaborative pharmacy practice environments to ensure safety, and any other matter the committee deems relevant to its objective.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
