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HB050110.100 - 1362 - XXXX 3/5/2025 5:02 PM GA
AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 315 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when a pharmacist is 5
aware that a practitioner has died, a prescription issued by that practitioner may 6
continue to be dispensed based on the pharmacist's professional judgment and no 7
later than one hundred eighty (180) days following the date on which the 8
practitioner died. 9
(2) Nothing in this section authorizes the dispensing of a prescription that was issued 10
for a controlled substance unless permitted under the federal Controlled 11
Substances Act and regulations of the United States Drug Enforcement 12
Administration. 13