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Kentucky News: Legislation Update 2010
Published in the June 2010 Kentucky Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
HB 300, sponsored by Representative Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, was passed by the Kentucky State Legislators and signed by Governor Steve Beshear on March 24, 2010. This bill authorizes the governor to grant pharmacists emergency authority during a declared state of emergency. A pharmacist in emergency situations would be allowed to dispense up to a 30-day supply of maintenance medication (noncontrolled substances); operate a pharmacy temporarily in an area not designated on the pharmacy permit; administer immunizations to children pursuant to established protocols by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), or the National Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or determined to be appropriate by the commissioner of public health or his or her designee; and dispense drugs as needed to prevent or treat the disease or ailment responsible for the emergency pursuant to protocols established by CDC, NIH, or determined to be appropriate by the commissioner of public health or his or her designee to respond to the circumstances causing the emergency. The Board of Pharmacy is authorized to promulgate a regulation to effectuate implementation.
HB 427, sponsored by Representative Wilson Stone, D-Scottsville, was passed by the Kentucky State Legislators and signed by Governor Steve Beshear on March 30, 2010. This bill authorizes a pharmacist to administer immunizations to individuals 14 to 17 years of age pursuant to prescriber-approved protocols with the consent of a parent or guardian and upon request of an individual or his or her parent or guardian providing notification of the immunization to the individual’s primary care provider. SB 19, sponsored by Senator John Schickel, R-Union, was passed by the Kentucky State Legislators and signed by Governor Steve Beshear on March 11, 2010. This bill waives the registration fee for a pharmacy technician who only serves on a voluntary basis with a charitable pharmacy. All these bills will become effective July 15, 2010.
