ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1441	By:	Cox of the House

			   and

		Jolley of the Senate

An Act relating to professions and occupations; amending Section 1, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2009, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 247, O.S.L. 2010 (59 O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 367.8), which relates to the maintaining of emergency medication kits in certain facilities; modifying pharmacies that may maintain certain substances in emergency medication kits; deleting certain definition; and providing an effective date.  

SUBJECT:  Emergency medication kits

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     Section 1, Chapter 74, O.S.L. 2009, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 247, O.S.L. 2010 (59 O.S. Supp. 2010, Section 367.8), is amended to read as follows:

Section 367.8  A.  A long-term care pharmacy may maintain controlled dangerous substances in an emergency medication kit used at a facility.  The controlled dangerous substances may be used only for the emergency medication needs of a resident at the facility.  A long-term care pharmacy may maintain drugs in an emergency medication kit for any facility.

B.  The State Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate rules relating to emergency medication kits, including, but not limited to:

1.  The amount and type of controlled dangerous substances that may be maintained in an emergency medication kit;
2.  Procedures regarding the use of drugs from an emergency medication kit;

3.  Recordkeeping requirements; and

4.  Security requirements.

C.  As used in this section:

1.  “Facility”, "facility" means a facility as defined by the Nursing Home Care Act or an assisted living center as defined by the Continuum of Care and Assisted Living Act; and

2.  “Long-term care pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy which primarily provides pharmacy services to a facility.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.  

Passed the House of Representatives the 2nd day of March, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 29th day of March, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate