HB96--TRICIALEANNTHARPACT
SPONSOR: Schwadron
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
HealthandMentalHealthPolicybyavoteof11to0.
Thisbillestablishesthe"TriciaLeannTharpAct"andstatesthat
theBoardofPharmacyshallrecommendtwohoursofcontinuing
educationinsuicideawarenessandpreventionforalllicensed
pharmacists. Thetwohoursofsuicideawarenessandprevention
educationwouldcounttowardthetotalcontinuingeducation
requirementforlicenserenewalforeverypharmacist. TheBoardof
Pharmacyisauthorizedtodevelopguidelinestoestablishthe
curriculum.
ThisbillissimilartoHB1644(2022).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthishasbeenalegislativeeffort
forseveralyearsandthatithashistoricallyenjoyedbipartisan
support.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative Schwadron.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.