General Assembly Raised Bill No. 371
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1755
*01755_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 371
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1755
*01755_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INJECTABLE VACCINES TO ADULTS IN PHARMACIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-633 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):
(a) Any person licensed as a pharmacist under part II of this chapter may administer, to an adult, [a] any vaccine, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration [for any of the following purposes: (1) The prevention and control of influenza, (2) the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease, or (3) the prevention of herpes zoster and its sequelae] that is listed on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's adult immunization schedule, provided (A) the administration of any such vaccine is conducted pursuant to the order of a licensed health care provider and in accordance with the regulations established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (B) when such vaccine is administered in a pharmacy, more than one licensed pharmacist is working in the pharmacy.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2012 20-633(a)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2012
20-633(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To allow pharmacists to administer to adults vaccines that are listed on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's adult immunization schedule under certain circumstances.
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