Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines. (HB1323)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines. Allows pharmacists and pharmacy technicians acting under the supervision of a pharmacist to initiate treatment with and dispense and administer vaccines for COVID-19, nicotine replacement and other tobacco cessation therapies, and tests for COVID-19 and other coronaviruses to persons aged 18 years and older and vaccines included on the Immunization Schedule published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and vaccines for COVID-19 and tests for COVID-19 and other coronaviruses to persons three years of age or older in accordance with a statewide protocol established by the Board of Medicine in collaboration with the Board of Pharmacy and the Department of Health. The bill also directs the Board of Medicine, in collaboration with the Board of Pharmacy and the Department of Health to develop such statewide protocol by November 1, 2022, and directs the Board of Pharmacy to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill also provides that when services related to the initiation of treatment with or dispensing or administration of a vaccination by a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy intern provided for by the state plan for medical assistance services are provided in accordance with the provisions of the bill, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall provide reimbursement for such services. Finally, the bill provides that provisions related to administration of COVID-19 vaccines to and testing for COVID-19 of minors shall become effective upon the expiration of the provisions of the federal Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19 related to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to and testing for COVID-19 of minors. This bill is identical to SB 672. Read the Bill »

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Status

03/21/2022: Passed the General Assembly

History

Date	Action
01/21/2022	Committee
01/21/2022	Presented and ordered printed 22103764D
01/21/2022	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/25/2022	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
02/04/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB1323)
02/08/2022	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
02/09/2022	House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
02/10/2022	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2022	Committee substitute printed 22106449D-H1
02/13/2022	Read first time
02/14/2022	House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/14/2022	Read second time
02/14/2022	Committee substitute agreed to 22106449D-H1
02/14/2022	Amendment by Delegate Orrock agreed to
02/14/2022	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB1323EH1
02/14/2022	Printed as engrossed 22106449D-EH1
02/15/2022	Read third time and passed House (97-Y 3-N)
02/15/2022	VOTE: Passage (97-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/16/2022	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/17/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB1323EH1)
02/24/2022	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/24/2022	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/24/2022	Committee substitute printed 22106843D-S1
02/24/2022	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/28/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB1323S1)
03/01/2022	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2022	Read third time
03/03/2022	Reading of substitute waived
03/03/2022	Committee substitute agreed to 22106843D-S1
03/03/2022	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1323S1
03/03/2022	Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2022	Senate substitute rejected by House 22106843D-S1 (1-Y 95-N)
03/07/2022	VOTE: Rejected (1-Y 95-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2022	Senate requested conference committee
03/09/2022	House acceded to request
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by House
03/10/2022	Delegates: Orrock, Robinson, Sickles
03/10/2022	Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2022	Senators: Boysko, Ebbin, Bell
03/11/2022	C Amended by conference committee
03/11/2022	Conference substitute printed 22107598D-H2
03/11/2022	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2022	Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 46-N)
03/12/2022	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 46-N) (see vote tally)
03/14/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB1323H2)
03/21/2022	Enrolled
03/21/2022	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1323ER)
03/21/2022	Impact statement from DPB (HB1323ER)
03/21/2022	Signed by President
03/22/2022	Signed by Speaker
03/22/2022	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/11/2022	Governor's recommendation received by House
04/11/2022	Governor's substitute printed 22108061D-H3
04/27/2022	Placed on Calendar
04/27/2022	Motion to pass by Governor's commendation agreed to
04/27/2022	Motion to pass by Governor's recommendation agreed to
04/27/2022	Communicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
04/27/2022	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022