Bill > LB887

This bill modifies several provisions related to pharmacists and prescription transfers, and also eliminates a reporting requirement under the Parkinson's Disease Registry Act. Specifically, it changes the requirements for pharmacist licensure examinations, allowing the jurisprudence exam (a test on pharmacy laws and ethics) to be taken before or after graduation as determined by the pharmacy program. It also adjusts the supervision rules for pharmacy technicians and pharmacist interns, clarifying that a pharmacist can supervise up to four individuals in total, and if supervising four, at least one must be a certified pharmacy technician. The bill also updates the rules for transferring prescriptions between pharmacies, allowing non-controlled substance prescriptions to be transferred as long as the number of transfers doesn't exceed authorized refills and the original prescription is still valid, in addition to the existing rules for controlled substances and electronic sharing. Finally, it removes the requirement for a report under the Parkinson's Disease Registry Act, meaning the department will no longer receive or record data from this specific report, and physicians and pharmacists will no longer be required to file it or be subject to liability for incomplete reports related to it.

Health and Social Services

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