Prescriptions; off-label use. (SB711)

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Progress

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

Description

Prescriptions; off-label use. Provides that a licensed health care provider with prescriptive authority may prescribe, administer, or dispense a drug that has been approved for a specific use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an off-label use when the health care provider determines, in his professional judgment, that such off-label use is appropriate for the care and treatment of the patient and prohibits a pharmacist from refusing to dispense a drug for off-label use if a valid prescription is presented. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/21/2022	Presented and ordered printed 22104615D
01/21/2022	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/25/2022	Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
01/28/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB711)
02/10/2022	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/10/2022	Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)