Bill > H1021

This bill authorizes pharmacists, under specific circumstances and at the direction of a physician licensed under chapters 458 (medical doctors) or 459 (osteopathic physicians), to administer medications during a life-threatening emergency at designated trauma centers (Level I, Level II, or pediatric trauma centers) if the pharmacist has completed either an accredited postgraduate residency training program or at least three years of direct patient care in a hospital setting. Trauma centers that allow physicians to delegate this task to pharmacists must maintain records, as required by section 395.0197(5) of Florida Statutes, to document that the administering pharmacist meets these qualifications. Additionally, the bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to create rules to implement these provisions and amends section 395.0197 of Florida Statutes to ensure that these trauma centers develop and maintain procedures and systems to facilitate and comply with pharmacist administration of medications during such emergencies, with the entire act taking effect on July 1, 2026.

Health and Social Services

Health & Human Services Committee (House), Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1021