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MI SB0340

MI SB0340
Health; pharmaceuticals; remote pharmacies; allow under certain circumstances. Amends secs. 17707, 17708, 17709, 17722, 17726, 17739, 17741, 17742, 17748, 17751, 17752 & 17768 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17707 et seq.) & adds secs. 17742a & 17742b.


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Introduced
05/22/2019
In Committee
12/04/2019
Crossed Over
09/05/2019
Passed
01/08/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/28/2020

Introduced Session

100th Legislature

Bill Summary

Public Acts of 2020 Approved by the Governor January 24, 2020 Filed with the Secretary of State January 27, 2020 EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 2020 state of michigan 100th Legislature Regular session of 2020 Introduced by Senator VanderWall ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 340 AN ACT to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates, by amending sections 17707, 17708, 17709, 17722, 17726, 17739, 17741, 17742, 17748, 17751, 17752, and 17768 (MCL 333.17707, 333.17708, 333.17709, 333.17722, 333.17726, 333.17739, 333.17741, 333.17742, 333.17748, 333.17751, 333.17752, and 333.17768), section 17707 as amended by 2016 PA 528, section 17708 as amended by 2016 PA 499, sections 17709 and 17742 as amended by 2014 PA 280, section 17739 as added by 2014 PA 285, section 17748 as amended by 2015 PA 169, section 17751 as amended by 2017 PA 165, section 17752 as amended by 2005 PA 73, and section 17768 as amended by 2014 PA 413, and by adding sections 17742a and 17742b.

AI Summary

This bill allows for the operation of remote pharmacies in Michigan under certain circumstances. Key provisions include: - Defining a "remote pharmacy" as a pharmacy operated through a telepharmacy system by a parent pharmacy, with a qualified pharmacy technician on-site overseen by a pharmacist at the parent pharmacy. - Establishing requirements for licensing and operating a remote pharmacy, including location restrictions, staffing, oversight, and record-keeping procedures. - Allowing a pharmacist at the parent pharmacy to dispense prescriptions, including controlled substances, to patients at the remote pharmacy through the telepharmacy system. - Requiring remote pharmacies to follow various policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and proper oversight by the parent pharmacy. - Allowing the Department of Health to grant waivers to the location restriction if the remote pharmacy is in an area with limited pharmacy access. The bill aims to increase access to pharmacy services, particularly in underserved areas, while maintaining appropriate safeguards through the use of remote pharmacy technology and oversight by the parent pharmacy.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Assigned Pa 0004'20 With Immediate Effect (on 01/28/2020)

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