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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GROVE, DELOZIER, BARRAR, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, DENLINGER, ELLIS, EVERETT, FARRY, GABLER, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HESS, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, M.K. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ, MILLER, MOUL, MUNDY, D. O'BRIEN, PYLE, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SABATINA, STEVENSON AND J. TAYLOR, FEBRUARY 24, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, FEBRUARY 24, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), |
2 | entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice |
3 | of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of |
4 | drugs and devices at retail; and amending, revising, |
5 | consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto," |
6 | further providing for the authority to administer injectable |
7 | medications, biologicals and immunizations. |
8 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9 | hereby enacts as follows: |
10 | Section 1. Section 9.2 of the act of September 27, 1961 |
11 | (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, added June 29, |
12 | 2002 (P.L.673, No.102), is amended to read: |
13 | Section 9.2. Authority to Administer Injectable Medications, |
14 | Biologicals and Immunizations.--(a) [Within eighteen months |
15 | from the effective date of this section, the] The board shall by |
16 | regulation establish education and training standards and |
17 | practice guidelines pursuant to which pharmacists shall be |
18 | authorized to administer injectable medications, biologicals and |
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1 | immunizations [to persons who are more than eighteen years of |
2 | age]. Such standards and guidelines shall include, but not be |
3 | limited to, the following: |
4 | (1) Satisfactory completion of an academic and practical |
5 | curriculum approved by the board that includes the current |
6 | guidelines and recommendations of the Centers for Disease |
7 | Control and Prevention in the Public Health Service of the |
8 | United States Department of Health and Human Services, the |
9 | American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or a similar health |
10 | authority or professional body and includes, but is not limited |
11 | to, disease epidemiology, vaccine characteristics, injection |
12 | technique, emergency response to adverse events and related |
13 | topics. |
14 | (2) Maintenance of a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
15 | (CPR) certificate acceptable to the board. |
16 | (3) That the administration of injectable medications, |
17 | biologicals and immunizations be in accordance with a definitive |
18 | set of treatment guidelines established by a physician and |
19 | approved by the board. |
20 | (4) That a minimum of two hours of the thirty-hour |
21 | requirement for continuing education for license renewal be |
22 | dedicated to this area of practice. |
23 | (5) That parental consent be obtained for all individuals |
24 | under the age of eighteen. |
25 | (b) A pharmacist's authority to administer injectable |
26 | medications, biologicals and immunizations shall not be |
27 | delegated to any other person. A pharmacy intern who has |
28 | completed a course of education and training which meets the |
29 | requirements of subsection (a)(1) and (2) may administer |
30 | injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations only under |
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1 | the direct, immediate and personal supervision of a pharmacist |
2 | holding the authority to administer injectable medications, |
3 | biologicals and immunizations. |
4 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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