Bill > H1132

This bill amends Massachusetts law to allow pharmacists to dispense a 30-day supply of insulin in emergency situations, without requiring prior authorization from the patient's practitioner. The bill defines an "emergency situation" as an event where authorization for insulin dispensing may not be readily obtained. Pharmacists are granted the ability to use their professional judgment to determine if dispensing insulin is essential to sustain the patient's life or continue their chronic treatment, and if failure to provide the insulin could result in harm to the patient's health. The bill also specifies that pharmacists can only provide this emergency insulin supply to a patient once within a 6-month period. Finally, the bill requires the Commissioner of Public Health to establish rules and regulations for implementing this new emergency insulin access provision.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1132