PHARMACY OPERATIONS; MODIFY                                                                  S.B. 920:

                                                                                 SUMMARY OF DISCHARGED BILL

Senate Bill 920 (as discharged)

Sponsor:  Senator Peter MacGregor

Committee:  Health Policy and Human Services (discharged)

CONTENT

The bill would amend Part 177 (Pharmacy Practice and Drug Control) of the Public

Health Code to do the following:

-- Allow a pharmacist to dispense an emergency refill of up to a 60-day supply of a prescription drug other than a controlled substance for a State resident if certain circumstances and requirements were met.

-- Allow a pharmacist to operate temporarily a pharmacy in a location not designated on a pharmacy license.

-- Allow a pharmacist to dispense and administer a drug as needed to treat an individual with COVID-19 pursuant to protocols described in the bill.

-- Allow a pharmacist to substitute a therapeutically equivalent drug for a drug that was the subject of a critical shortage.

-- Allow a pharmacist to oversee a pharmacy technician and other pharmacy staff remotely.

-- Allow an out-of-State pharmacy, manufacturer, or wholesale distributor that was licensed in another state to do business in Michigan.

The bill's provisions would be repealed effective June 1, 2020.

Proposed MCL 333.17713                                        Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill likely would not have a significant fiscal impact on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. It would have no fiscal impact on local units of government.

Date Completed:  12-9-20                                        Fiscal Analyst:  Elizabeth Raczkowski

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.