Gov. Doug Burgum (R) signed several bills of interest to chain pharmacy as emergency measures:
- SB 2221, lowering the age for immunizations and vaccinations to at least three years of age upon an order from a prescriber or by written protocol with a physicians or nurse practitioner; permitting a pharmacist to bill for dispensing a one-time emergency refill of up to a 30-day supply of the prescribed medication under certain conditions, and defining “public health issues” and establishing limited prescriptive authority through a statewide protocol for public health issues within the pharmacist’s scope of practice with the Board of Pharmacy adopting rules to establish standards of care, was signed on March 22.
- SB 2279, permitting the Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules to establish requirements to allow a pharmacy technician to administer a drug under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist, was signed on March 25.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.