MA S1310

Bill

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/29/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to smoking cessation agents. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 94C of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow licensed pharmacists to dispense smoking cessation agents in accordance with written, standardized procedures or protocols developed by an actively practicing physician. The bill requires pharmacists to complete a training program approved by the Commissioner of Public Health before dispensing these agents, and directs the Department of Public Health, Board of Registration in Medicine, and Board of Registration in Pharmacy to adopt regulations to implement this new provision.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Viriato deMacedo (R), Jamie Eldridge (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 12/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1310

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1310
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1310.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1903	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3233	Relative to the appointment of veterans agents and service officers	House concurred	Similar To
S1091	For a Bridge Employment Training Program (BET)	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1252	Relative to accessible prescription labeling	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1288	Supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S733	Relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases	New draft substituted, see S2397	Similar To

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MA S1310

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