The Senate Health Committee held the third and final hearing on SB (Senate Bill) 144, sponsored by Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R). The bill would allow pharmacists and technicians to provide all ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) immunizations to children. Witness testimony from all three hearings has been posted on the committee page. We are cautiously optimistic the bill will be reported from the committee before the holiday break but do not expect action in the House until 2024.
Also in Ohio, the Board of Pharmacy has issued the following rule updates:
- REVISED Comments for Stakeholder Feedback – Continuous Quality Improvement and Duty to Report (Comments Due 11.30.23).pdf
- CSI – BIA – Notification of Accessible Services (Comments Due 11.27.23).pdf
- Public Hearing Labeling of Prescription Drugs 12.12.23.pdf
- 4729:2-1-01: Pharmacy Interns – definitions, filed with JCARR (Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review)
- 4729:2-2-08: Pharmacy intern change of info, filed with JCARR
- 4729:3-2-01: Registration procedures, filed with JCARR
- 4729:3-3-02: Approved pharm tech training programs, filed with JCARR
- 4729:7-3-07: Pharmacists’ medication validation, filed with JCARR
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.