OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-186
AN ACT CONCERNING COLLABORATIVE DRUG THERAPY
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS AND POLICIES.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 5642
File Copy No.: 213
Senate Calendar No.: 169
Primary Analyst: ME 4/27/22
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Consumer Protection, Dept. GF - Cost 96,668 96,668
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 36,646 36,646
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Impact
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact resulting in the following impact.
The amendment allows the creation of collaborative drug therapy
management policies and agreements between prescribing practitioners
and pharmacists resulting in a cost to the Department of Consumer
Protection (DCP) and the Office of the State Comptroller beginning in
FY 24. DCP will have to hire one drug control agent for a total cost
2
of
$135,564 in FY 24 to review the collaborative drug therapy agreements
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23.
2
Total cost includes salary, other expenses, and fringe benefits. 2022SB-00186-R00LCO05642-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
and enforce the expanded scope of practice for pharmacists.
The amendment also changes the pharmacist license expiration date
from biennially to annually and changes the fee from $120 every two
years to $100 every year resulting in a revenue gain to the state over a
two-year period.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.