Bill Text: HI SB2390 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Prescription Drugs; Pharmacy; Customized Patient Medication Packages
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-10 - Referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 26 [SB2390 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2390-Amended.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 328, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§328- Customized patient medication package. (a) A pharmacy may provide a customized patient medication package to any patient of an institutional facility or any member of the general public; provided that:
(1) The pharmacy has obtained the written or verbal consent of the patient, patient's caregiver, patient's guardian, or prescribing practitioner; and
(2) The written consent is accompanied with the patient's current prescription and meets the requirements of section 328-16, United States Pharmacopeia standards, and National Formulary standards.
(b) As used in this section:
"Customized patient medication package" means a package that is prepared by a pharmacist for a specific patient and that contains one or more prescribed solid oral dosage forms.
"Institutional facility" has the same meaning as in section 461-1.
"Pharmacist" has the same meaning as "registered pharmacist" in section 461-1.
"Pharmacy" has the same meaning as in section 461-1."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Prescription Drugs; Pharmacy; Customized Patient Medication Packages
Description:
Authorizes a pharmacy to provide a customized patient medication package to any patient of an institutional facility or any member of the general public, subject to certain conditions. (SD1)
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