General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5109
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 367
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5109
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 367
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REFILL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WHEN THERE IS SEVERE WEATHER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 20-616 of the general statutes be amended to require a pharmacist to refill a prescription up to two days earlier than indicated by the prescribing practitioner at the request of a patient when a severe weather advisory has been issued for the area in which the pharmacy refilling the prescription is located.
Statement of Purpose:
To require pharmacies to fill prescriptions up to two days early when there is a severe weather emergency.