Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0947.01 Brita Darling x2241
SENATE BILL 22-173
Senate Committees House Committees
Business, Labor, & Technology
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING CRITERIA RELATI NG TO THE OPERATION OF101
TELEPHARMACY OUTLETS .102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Currently, a "telepharmacy outlet" must be located more than 20
miles from the nearest prescription drug outlet or other telepharmacy
outlet. The bill removes this geographic restriction on the operation of
telepharmacy outlets.
The bill authorizes the state board of pharmacy (board) to adopt
limited rules concerning telepharmacy outlets.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Rodriguez and Smallwood,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-280-103, amend2
(50)(a)(III); and repeal (50)(a)(II) and (50)(b) as follows:3
12-280-103. Definitions - rules. As used in this article 280, unless4
the context otherwise requires or the term is otherwise defined in another5
part of this article 280:6
(50) (a) "Telepharmacy outlet" means a remote pharmacy site that:7
(II) At the time of registration, is located more than twenty miles8
from the nearest prescription drug outlet and from any other telepharmacy9
outlet registered under this article 280;10
(III) Is connected via computer link, video link, and audio link, or11
via other functionally equivalent telecommunication equipment, with a12
central pharmacy
LOCATED IN THIS STATE that is registered under this13
article 280; and14
(b) The board may adopt rules as necessary to specify additional
15
criteria for a telepharmacy outlet that the board deems necessary.16
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-280-107, add (3)17
as follows:18
12-280-107. Rules. (3) T
HE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES AS19
NECESSARY TO SPECIFY ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR A TELEPHARMACY20
OUTLET. IF THE BOARD ADOPTS RULES, THE BOARD'S RULES ARE LIMITED21
TO RULES CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING :22
(a) A
PPLICATION REQUIREMENTS;23
(b) S
TRUCTURAL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ;24
(c) S
TAFFING AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ;25
(d) C
ONSULTANT PHARMACIST VISITATION REQUIREMENTS ;26
SB22-173-2- (e) INVENTORY RECORD-KEEPING AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS ;1
(f) E
STABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO2
TELEPHARMACY OPERATIONS ;3
(g) T
HE NUMBER OF TELEPHARMACY OUTLETS THAT MAY BE4
OPERATED BY A CENTRAL PHARMACY ;5
(h) P
RESCRIPTION VOLUME; AND6
(i) C
RITERIA FOR REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS OR WAIVERS FROM THE7
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS8
SUBSECTION (3).9
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act10
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the11
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except12
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V13
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this14
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take15
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in16
November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the17
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.18
SB22-173
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