Alaska 2023-2024 Regular Session

Alaska House Bill HB112 Compare Versions

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14		-	~~AN ACT~~
	10	+	CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 112(L&C) am
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16		-	Relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to
17		-	pharmacies; relating to prescription drug manufacturers; relating to licensing and registration
18		-	requirements for certain wholesale drug distributors; relating to prescriptions for epinephrine;
19		-	relating to the administration of epinephrine; and providing for an effective date.
	12	+	IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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	14	+	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
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	16	+	BY THE HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE
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	18	+	Amended: 5/16/23
	19	+	Offered: 4/19/23
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25		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
	21	+	Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES RUFFRIDGE, Mears, Fields, Wright, Josephson
	22	+	A BILL
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	24	+	FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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	26	+	"An Act relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the practice of pharmacy; 1
	27	+	relating to pharmacies; relating to prescription drug manufacturers; relating to 2
	28	+	licensing and registration requirements for certain wholesale drug distributors; relating 3
	29	+	to prescriptions for epinephrine; relating to the administration of epinephrine; and 4
	30	+	providing for an effective date." 5
	31	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 6
	32	+	* Section 1. AS 08.80.010(a) is amended to read: 7
	33	+	(a) There is created the Board of Pharmacy, composed of seven members, five 8
	34	+	of whom shall be pharmacists licensed in the state who have been actively engaged in 9
	35	+	the practice of pharmacy in the state for a period of three years immediately preceding 10
	36	+	their appointment. One shall be a pharmacy technician licensed in the state for a
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	38	+	period of two years immediately preceding appointment. One [TWO] shall be a 12
	39	+	person [PERSONS] with no direct financial interest in the health care industry. 13 33-LS0600\B.A
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57		-	Relating to the Board of Pharmacy; relating to the practice of pharmacy; relating to 1
58		-	pharmacies; relating to prescription drug manufacturers; relating to licensing and registration 2
59		-	requirements for certain wholesale drug distributors; relating to prescriptions for epinephrine; 3
60		-	relating to the administration of epinephrine; and providing for an effective date. 4
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62		-	* Section 1. AS 08.80.010(a) is amended to read: 6
63		-	(a) There is created the Board of Pharmacy, composed of seven members, five 7
64		-	of whom shall be pharmacists licensed in the state who have been actively engaged in 8
65		-	the practice of pharmacy in the state for a period of three years immediately preceding 9
66		-	their appointment. One shall be a pharmacy technician licensed in the state for a
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68		-	period of two years immediately preceding appointment. One [TWO] shall be a 11
69		-	person [PERSONS] with no direct financial interest in the health care industry. 12
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71	43		Whenever possible, the board shall include at least one member from each judicial 1
72	44		district. 2
73	45		* Sec. 2. AS 08.80.030(b) is amended to read: 3
74	46		(b) In order to fulfill its responsibilities, the board has the powers necessary 4
75	47		for implementation and enforcement of this chapter, including the power to 5
76	48		(1) elect a president and secretary from its membership and adopt rules 6
77	49		for the conduct of its business; 7
78	50		(2) license by examination or by license transfer the applicants who are 8
79	51		qualified to engage in the practice of pharmacy; 9
80	52		(3) assist the department in inspections and investigations for 10
81	53		violations of this chapter, or of any other state or federal statute relating to the practice 11
82	54		of pharmacy; 12
83	55		(4) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter; 13
84	56		(5) establish and enforce compliance with professional standards and 14
85	57		rules of conduct for pharmacists engaged in the practice of pharmacy; 15
86	58		(6) determine standards for recognition and approval of degree 16
87	59		programs of schools and colleges of pharmacy whose graduates shall be eligible for 17
88	60		licensure in this state, including the specification and enforcement of requirements for 18
89	61		practical training, including internships; 19
90	62		(7) establish for pharmacists and pharmacies minimum specifications 20
91	63		for the physical facilities, technical equipment, personnel, and procedures for the 21
92	64		storage, compounding, and dispensing of drugs or related devices, and for the 22
93	65		monitoring of drug therapy, including independent monitoring of drug therapy; 23
94	66		(8) enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to the conduct or 24
95	67		competence of pharmacists practicing in the state, and the suspension, revocation, or 25
96	68		restriction of licenses to engage in the practice of pharmacy; 26
97	69		(9) license and regulate the training, qualifications, and employment of 27
98	70		pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians; 28
99	71		(10) license and regulate the qualifications of entities and 29
100	72		individuals [ISSUE LICENSES TO PERSONS] engaged in the manufacture or 30
101		-	[AND] distribution of drugs and related devices; 31
102		-	-3- Enrolled HB 112
	73	+	[AND] distribution of drugs and related devices; 31 33-LS0600\B.A
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103	77		(11) establish and maintain a controlled substance prescription 1
104	78		database as provided in AS 17.30.200; 2
105	79		(12) establish standards for the independent prescribing and 3
106	80		administration of vaccines and related emergency medications under AS 08.80.168, 4
107	81		including the completion of an immunization training program approved by the board 5
108	82		and an epinephrine auto-injector training program under AS 17.22.020(b); 6
109	83		(13) establish standards for the independent prescribing and dispensing 7
110	84		by a pharmacist of an opioid overdose drug under AS 17.20.085, including the 8
111	85		completion of an opioid overdose training program approved by the board; 9
112	86		(14) require that a licensed pharmacist who dispenses a schedule II, 10
113	87		III, or IV controlled substance under federal law to a person in the state register 11
114	88		with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200(n); 12
115	89		(15) establish the qualifications and duties of the executive 13
116	90		administrator and delegate authority to the executive administrator that is necessary to 14
117	91		conduct board business; 15
118	92		(16) license and inspect the facilities of pharmacies, manufacturers, 16
119	93		wholesale drug distributors, third-party logistics providers, and outsourcing facilities 17
120	94		located outside the state under AS 08.80.159; 18
121	95		(17) license Internet-based pharmacies providing services to 19
122	96		residents in the state; 20
123	97		(18) adopt regulations pertaining to retired pharmacist status. 21
124	98		* Sec. 3. AS 08.80.145 is amended to read: 22
125	99		Sec. 08.80.145. Reciprocity; license transfer. If another jurisdiction allows 23
126	100		licensure in that jurisdiction of a pharmacist licensed in this state under conditions 24
127	101		similar to those in this section, the board may license as a pharmacist in this state a 25
128	102		person licensed as a pharmacist in the other jurisdiction if the person 26
129	103		(1) submits a written application to the board on a form required by the 27
130	104		board; 28
131	105		(2) is at least 18 years of age; 29
132	106		(3) [IS OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER; 30
133		-	(4)] possesses at the time of the request for licensure as a pharmacist in 31
134		-	Enrolled HB 112 -4-
	107	+	(4)] possesses at the time of the request for licensure as a pharmacist in 31 33-LS0600\B.A
	108	+	CSHB 112(L&C) am -4- HB0112c
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135	111		this state the qualifications necessary to be eligible for licensure in this state; 1
136	112		(4) [(5)] has engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least one year 2
137	113		[OR HAS MET THE INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITHIN 3
138	114		THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD] immediately before applying for a license under this 4
139	115		section; 5
140	116		(5) [(6)] presents proof satisfactory to the board that the person is 6
141	117		currently licensed as a pharmacist in the other jurisdiction and does not currently have 7
142	118		a pharmacist license suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except for failure to 8
143	119		apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing education credits; 9
144	120		(6) [(7)] has passed an examination approved by the board that tests 10
145	121		the person's knowledge of Alaska laws relating to pharmacies and pharmacists and the 11
146	122		regulations adopted under those laws; and 12
147	123		(7) [(8)] pays all required fees. 13
148	124		* Sec. 4. AS 08.80.157(h) is amended to read: 14
149	125		(h) The board may suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew the license of a 15
150	126		facility or pharmacy on the following grounds: 16
151	127		(1) the finding by the board of violations of a federal, state, or local 17
152	128		law relating to the practice of pharmacy, drug samples, wholesale or retail drug or 18
153	129		device distribution, or distribution of controlled substances; 19
154	130		(2) a felony conviction under federal, state, or local law of an owner of 20
155	131		the facility or pharmacy or of an employee of the facility or pharmacy; 21
156	132		(3) the furnishing of false or fraudulent material in an application made 22
157	133		in connection with drug or device manufacturing or distribution; 23
158	134		(4) suspension or revocation by federal, state, or local government of a 24
159	135		license currently or previously held by the applicant for the manufacture or 25
160	136		distribution of drugs or devices, including controlled substances; 26
161	137		(5) obtaining remuneration by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception; 27
162	138		(6) dealing with drugs or devices that are known or should have been 28
163	139		known to be stolen drugs or devices; 29
164	140		(7) dispensing or distributing drugs or devices directly to patients by a 30
165		-	wholesale drug distributor other than a pharmacy unless 31
166		-	-5- Enrolled HB 112
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167	145		(A) the drug or device is a dialysate, drug composed solely 1
168	146		of fluids, electrolytes, and sugars, or device that is 2
169	147		(i) necessary to perform home dialysis; 3
170	148		(ii) approved by the United States Food and Drug 4
171	149		Administration, as required by federal law; and 5
172	150		(iii) delivered in its original, sealed, and labeled 6
173		-	packaging only upon the receipt of a physician's order; 7
	151	+	packaging only upon the receipt of a physician's order; and 7
174	152		(B) the wholesale drug distributor 8
175	153		(i) delivers the dialysate drug or device directly to a 9
176	154		patient with end-stage renal disease, or to the patient's designee, 10
177	155		for the patient's self-administration of dialysis therapy; 11
178	156		(ii) uses a bar code scanning and verification system 12
179	157		confirming that the dialysate drug or device selected to fill the 13
180	158		patient-specific order matches the information on the patient-14
181	159		specific label; and 15
182	160		(iii) has additional secondary accuracy and delivery 16
183	161		checks in place; and 17
184	162		(C) a licensed pharmacist serves as a consultant to the 18
185	163		wholesale drug distributor to 19
186	164		(i) conduct a retrospective audit of 10 percent of the 20
187	165		dialysate drug and device orders provided directly to patients 21
188	166		processed by the wholesale drug distributor every month; and 22
189	167		(ii) perform assessments at least twice monthly to 23
190	168		ensure quality of product storage, handling, and distribution by the 24
191		-	wholesale drug distributor and to ensure product expiration dates 25
	169	+	wholesale drug distributor, and to ensure product expiration dates 25
192	170		are later than three months after the date of assessment; 26
193	171		(8) violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter. 27
194	172		* Sec. 5. AS 08.80.157(k) is amended to read: 28
195	173		(k) This section applies to pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesale drug 29
196	174		distributors, third-party logistics providers, and outsourcing facilities located outside 30
197		-	the state under AS 08.80.159. 31
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	175	+	the state under AS 08.80.159. 31 33-LS0600\B.A
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199	179		* Sec. 6. AS 08.80.159(a) is amended to read: 1
200	180		(a) Before shipping, mailing, distributing, or delivering a prescription drug 2
201	181		[DRUGS] to a person [LICENSEE] in the state or advertising in the state, a 3
202	182		pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesale drug distributor, third-party logistics provider, 4
203	183		or an outsourcing facility that is located outside the state shall 5
204	184		(1) obtain a license under AS 08.80.157; 6
205	185		(2) appoint an agent on whom process can be served in the state; and 7
206	186		(3) authorize inspection of the facility by a designee of the board under 8
207	187		(c) of this section. 9
208	188		* Sec. 7. AS 08.80.159(c) is amended to read: 10
209	189		(c) Upon application by a pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesale drug 11
210	190		distributor, third-party logistics provider, or an outsourcing facility for a license under 12
211	191		this section, the board may 13
212	192		(1) require an inspection of the applicant's facility located outside the 14
213	193		state; and 15
214	194		(2) approve a designee to conduct the inspection. 16
215	195		* Sec. 8. AS 08.80.160 is amended to read: 17
216	196		Sec. 08.80.160. Fees. The Department of Commerce, Community, and 18
217	197		Economic Development shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for the following: 19
218	198		(1) examination; 20
219	199		(2) reexamination; 21
220	200		(3) investigation for licensing by license transfer; 22
221	201		(4) pharmacist license; 23
222	202		(5) temporary license; 24
223	203		(6) pharmacy technician license; 25
224	204		(7) pharmacy intern license; 26
225	205		(8) emergency permit; 27
226	206		(9) license amendment or replacement; 28
227	207		(10) [REGISTRATION OR] licensure of a facility classified under 29
228	208		AS 08.80.157(b). 30
229		-	* Sec. 9. AS 08.80.168 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 31
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	209	+	* Sec. 9. AS 08.80.168 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 31 33-LS0600\B.A
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231	213		(e) A pharmacist may independently administer epinephrine to a patient or 1
232	214		prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors to a person who has completed a training program 2
233	215		approved by the board under AS 17.22.020(b). 3
234	216		* Sec. 10. AS 08.80.270(a) is amended to read: 4
235	217		(a) The board shall employ an executive administrator to carry out the duties 5
236	218		established under (b) of this section. The executive administrator is the principal 6
237	219		executive officer of the board. The executive administrator is in the partially exempt 7
238	220		service under AS 39.25.120 and is entitled to receive a monthly salary equal to a step 8
239	221		in range 23 on the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011(a). If the executive 9
240	222		administrator has a pharmacist license, the executive administrator is entitled to 10
241	223		a monthly salary based on the salary classification for pharmacists. 11
242	224		* Sec. 11. AS 08.80.420(a) is amended to read: 12
243	225		(a) A person may not use or exhibit the title "pharmacist," "assistant 13
244	226		pharmacist," or "druggist," or the descriptive term "pharmacy," "drug store," "drug 14
245	227		sundries," "apothecary," or other similar title or term containing the word "drug," in 15
246	228		any business premises [,] or in an advertisement through the media of press [,] or 16
247	229		publication, or by radio or television, unless the business has a licensed pharmacist in 17
248	230		regular and continuous employment. 18
249	231		* Sec. 12. AS 12.62.400(a) is amended to read: 19
250	232		(a) To obtain a national criminal history record check for determining a 20
251	233		person's qualifications for a license, permit, registration, employment, or position, a 21
252	234		person shall submit the person's fingerprints to the department with the fee established 22
253	235		by AS 12.62.160. The department may submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau 23
254	236		of Investigation to obtain a national criminal history record check of the person for the 24
255	237		purpose of evaluating a person's qualifications for 25
256	238		(1) a license or conditional contractor's permit to manufacture, sell, 26
257	239		offer for sale, possess for sale or barter, traffic in, or barter an alcoholic beverage 27
258	240		under AS 04.11; 28
259	241		(2) licensure as a mortgage lender, a mortgage broker, or a mortgage 29
260	242		loan originator under AS 06.60; 30
261		-	(3) admission to the Alaska Bar Association under AS 08.08; 31
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263	247		(4) licensure as a collection agency operator under AS 08.24; 1
264	248		(5) a certificate of fitness to handle explosives under AS 08.52; 2
265	249		(6) licensure as a massage therapist under AS 08.61; 3
266	250		(7) licensure to practice nursing or certification as a nurse aide under 4
267	251		AS 08.68; 5
268	252		(8) certification as a real estate appraiser under AS 08.87; 6
269	253		(9) a position involving supervisory or disciplinary power over a minor 7
270	254		or dependent adult for which criminal justice information may be released under 8
271	255		AS 12.62.160(b)(9); 9
272	256		(10) a teacher certificate under AS 14.20; 10
273	257		(11) a registration or license to operate a marijuana establishment 11
274	258		under AS 17.38; 12
275	259		(12) admittance to a police training program under AS 18.65.230 or for 13
276	260		certification as a police officer under AS 18.65.240 if that person's prospective 14
277	261		employer does not have access to a criminal justice information system; 15
278	262		(13) licensure as a security guard under AS 18.65.400 - 18.65.490; 16
279	263		(14) a concealed handgun permit under AS 18.65.700 - 18.65.790; 17
280	264		(15) licensure as an insurance producer, managing general agent, 18
281	265		reinsurance intermediary broker, reinsurance intermediary manager, surplus lines 19
282	266		broker, or independent adjuster under AS 21.27; 20
283	267		(16) serving and executing process issued by a court by a person 21
284	268		designated under AS 22.20.130; 22
285	269		(17) a school bus driver license under AS 28.15.046; 23
286	270		(18) licensure as an operator or an instructor for a commercial driver 24
287	271		training school under AS 28.17; 25
288	272		(19) registration as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser 26
289	273		representative, or investment adviser under AS 45.56.300 - 45.56.350; 27
290	274		(20) licensure, license renewal, certification, certification renewal, or 28
291	275		payment from the Department of Health of an individual and an entity subject to the 29
292	276		requirements for a criminal history check under AS 47.05.310, including 30
293		-	(A) a public home care provider described in AS 47.05.017; 31
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295	281		(B) a provider of home and community-based waiver services 1
296	282		financed under AS 47.07.030(c); 2
297	283		(C) a case manager to coordinate community mental health 3
298	284		services under AS 47.30.530; 4
299	285		(D) an entity listed in AS 47.32.010(b) and (c), including an 5
300	286		owner, officer, director, member, partner, employee, volunteer, or contractor of 6
301	287		an entity; or 7
302	288		(E) an individual or entity not described in (A) - (D) of this 8
303	289		paragraph that is required by statute or regulation to be licensed or certified by 9
304	290		the Department of Health or that is eligible to receive payments, in whole or in 10
305	291		part, from the Department of Health to provide for the health, safety, and 11
306	292		welfare of persons who are served by the programs administered by the 12
307	293		Department of Health; 13
308	294		(21) employment as a village public safety officer under AS 18.65.672 14
309	295		or certification as a village public safety officer under AS 18.65.682; 15
310	296		(22) licensure, license renewal, certification, or certification renewal 16
311	297		by the Department of Family and Community Services of an individual or entity, or 17
312	298		payment from the Department of Family and Community Services to an individual or 18
313	299		entity, subject to the requirements for a criminal history check under AS 47.05.310 for 19
314	300		a foster home, child placement agency, and runaway shelter listed in AS 47.32.010(c), 20
315	301		including an owner, officer, director, member, partner, employee, volunteer, or 21
316	302		contractor of an entity; 22
317	303		(23) licensure as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician under 23
318	304		AS 08.80. 24
319	305		* Sec. 13. AS 17.22.010 is amended to read: 25
320	306		Sec. 17.22.010. Prescription, purchase, and administration of epinephrine 26
321	307		by a trained individual. An individual who is 18 years of age or older may obtain a 27
322	308		prescription for, purchase, and, in an emergency situation, administer epinephrine to 28
323	309		another person using 29
324	310		[(1)] an auto-injector, if the individual has successfully completed a 30
325		-	training program approved by the board [DEPARTMENT] under as 17.22.020(b) [; 31
326		-	Enrolled HB 112 -10-
	311	+	training program approved by the board [DEPARTMENT] under as 17.22.020(b) [; 31 33-LS0600\B.A
	312	+	CSHB 112(L&C) am -10- HB0112c
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327	315		OR 1
328	316		(2) AN AMPULE, IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUCCESSFULLY 2
329	317		COMPLETED A TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT 3
330	318		UNDER AS 17.22.020(c)]. 4
331	319		* Sec. 14. AS 17.22.020(a) is amended to read: 5
332	320		(a) The board [DEPARTMENT] shall adopt standards for the approval of a 6
333	321		training program [PROGRAMS] for the use of 7
334	322		[(1)] epinephrine auto-injectors [; AND 8
335	323		(2) EPINEPHRINE AMPULES]. 9
336	324		* Sec. 15. AS 17.22.020(b) is amended to read: 10
337	325		(b) The board [DEPARTMENT] shall approve an auto-injector training 11
338	326		program that meets standards adopted under (a) [(a)(1)] of this section. The standards 12
339	327		must require an epinephrine auto-injector program to provide training in 13
340	328		(1) techniques on how to recognize symptoms of severe asthmatic or 14
341	329		allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis; 15
342	330		(2) standards and procedures for the storage of epinephrine auto-16
343	331		injectors and administration of epinephrine using auto-injectors; and 17
344	332		(3) emergency follow-up procedures. 18
345	333		* Sec. 16. AS 17.22.030 is amended to read: 19
346	334		Sec. 17.22.030. Applicability. This chapter does not apply to a person who is 20
347	335		authorized under another law to administer epinephrine [OR TO A PERSON WHO IS 21
348	336		PRESCRIBED EPINEPHRINE FOR PERSONAL USE]. 22
349	337		* Sec. 17. AS 17.22.040 is amended to read: 23
350	338		Sec. 17.22.040. Liability of certified individual. A claim for relief may not be 24
351	339		brought against an individual who has successfully completed an auto-injector [A] 25
352	340		training program approved by the board [DEPARTMENT] under AS 17.22.020 for an 26
353	341		act or omission relating to the administration of epinephrine to another individual in an 27
354	342		emergency situation if the individual who completed the training program acted in 28
355	343		good faith under the authority granted by this chapter. 29
356	344		* Sec. 18. AS 17.22.090 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 30
357		-	(3) "board" means the Board of Pharmacy. 31
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359	349		* Sec. 19. AS 08.80.110(2), 08.80.158; AS 17.22.020(c), and 17.22.090(1) are repealed. 1
360	350		* Sec. 20. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 2
361	351		read: 3
362	352		TRANSITION: EFFECT ON CURRENT REGISTERED PHARMACIES. On and 4
363	353		after the effective date of sec. 19 of this Act, a pharmacy registered under AS 08.80.158 on 5
364	354		the effective date of sec. 19 of this Act may continue to ship, mail, or deliver prescription 6
365	355		drugs to consumers in the state under the registration until the registration expires normally 7
366	356		under AS 08.80. 8
367	357		* Sec. 21. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 9
368	358		read: 10
369	359		TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The Board of Pharmacy and the Department of 11
370	360		Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may adopt regulations necessary to 12
371	361		implement the changes made by this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 13
372	362		(Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the relevant provision of 14
373	363		this Act implemented by the regulation. 15
374	364		* Sec. 22. Sections 4 and 21 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 16
375	365		* Sec. 23. Except as provided in sec. 22 of this Act, this Act takes effect November 26, 17
376	366		2023. 18