Perry Will
- Republican
- Senator
- District 5
Primary
The act: Amends the practice of a pharmacy technician to include performing point-of-care testing and patient care technical tasks as specifically trained for and delegated by a supervising pharmacist; Requires the majority of pharmacy technicians to be fully certified by the state board of pharmacy when 3 or more pharmacy technicians are on duty; and Changes the supervision ratio for pharmacists to include supervising up to 8, rather than only 6, pharmacy technicians when the pharmacy, other than a pharmacy located in a hospital, is a central fill pharmacy that is not a public-facing pharmacy and is acting as an agent of an originating pharmacy to fill or refill a prescription. The act authorizes reimbursement under the medical assistance program for dispensing or administering vaccines to children under 19 years of age. To be eligible to receive reimbursement, the pharmacy or pharmacist must be enrolled in good standing with the federal centers for disease control and prevention vaccines for children program administered by the department of public health and environment (department). Until the department determines a framework for participation by pharmacies or pharmacists, the department is not required to enroll pharmacies receiving reimbursement for the administration of vaccines through the medical assistance program as vaccines for children providers. APPROVED by Governor May 4, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/04/2023) | |
| Final Act (04/27/2023) | |
| Rerevised (04/13/2023) | |
| Revised (04/12/2023) | |
| Reengrossed (03/15/2023) | |
| Engrossed (03/14/2023) | |
| Introduced (02/15/2023) | |
| PA1 (03/10/2023) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/28/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (03/23/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (07/05/2023) |
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