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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.471
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDOLL.
55 1610H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection338.010,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingtothe
88 dispensingofinsulin.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section338.010,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassections338.010and338.740,toreadasfollows:
1212 338.010.1.The"practiceofpharmacy"includes:
1313 2 (1)Theinterpretation,implementation,andevaluationofmedicalprescriptionorders,
1414 3includinganylegenddrugsunder21U.S.C.Section353,andthereceipt,transmission,or
1515 4handlingofsuchordersorfacilitatingthedispensingofsuchorders;
1616 5 (2)Thedesigning,initiating,implementing,andmonitoringofamedication
1717 6therapeuticplaninaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthissection;
1818 7 (3)Thecompounding,dispensing,labeling,andadministrationofdrugsanddevices
1919 8pursuanttomedicalprescriptionorders;
2020 9 (4)TheorderingandadministrationofvaccinesapprovedorauthorizedbytheU.S.
2121 10FoodandDrugAdministration,excludingvaccinesforcholera,monkeypox,Japanese
2222 11encephalitis,typhoid,rabies,yellowfever,tick-borneencephalitis,anthrax,tuberculosis,
2323 12dengue,Hib,polio,rotavirus,smallpox,andanyvaccineapprovedafterJanuary1,2023,to
2424 13personsatleastsevenyearsofageortheagerecommendedbytheCentersforDisease
2525 14ControlandPrevention,whicheverisolder,pursuanttojointpromulgationofrules
2626 15establishedbytheboardofpharmacyandthestateboardofregistrationforthehealingarts
2727 16unlessrulesareestablishedunderastateofemergencyasdescribedinsection44.100;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (5)Theparticipationindrugselectionaccordingtostatelawandparticipationindrug
3030 18utilizationreviews;
3131 19 (6)Theproperandsafestorageofdrugsanddevicesandthemaintenanceofproper
3232 20recordsthereof;
3333 21 (7)Consultationwithpatientsandotherhealthcarepractitioners,andveterinarians
3434 22andtheirclientsaboutlegenddrugs,aboutthesafeandeffectiveuseofdrugsanddevices;
3535 23 (8)Theprescribinganddispensingofanynicotinereplacementtherapyproductunder
3636 24section338.665;
3737 25 (9)ThedispensingofHIVpostexposureprophylaxispursuanttosection338.730;
3838 26[and]
3939 27 (10)Thedispensingofanemergencysupplyofinsulinundersection338.740;
4040 28and
4141 29 (11)Theofferingorperformingofthoseacts,services,operations,ortransactions
4242 30necessaryintheconduct,operation,managementandcontrolofapharmacy.
4343 31 2.Nopersonshallengageinthepracticeofpharmacyunlessheorsheislicensed
4444 32undertheprovisionsofthischapter.
4545 33 3.Thischaptershallnotbeconstruedtoprohibittheuseofauxiliarypersonnelunder
4646 34thedirectsupervisionofapharmacistfromassistingthepharmacistinanyofhisorherduties.
4747 35Thisassistanceinnowayisintendedtorelievethepharmacistfromhisorherresponsibilities
4848 36forcompliancewiththischapterandheorshewillberesponsiblefortheactionsofthe
4949 37auxiliarypersonnelactinginhisorherassistance.
5050 38 4.Thischaptershallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitorinterferewithanylegally
5151 39registeredpractitionerofmedicine,dentistry,orpodiatry,orveterinarymedicineonlyforuse
5252 40inanimals,orthepracticeofoptometryinaccordancewithandasprovidedinsections
5353 41195.070and336.220inthecompounding,administering,prescribing,ordispensingofhisor
5454 42herownprescriptions.
5555 43 5.Apharmacistwithacertificateofmedicationtherapeuticplanauthoritymay
5656 44providemedicationtherapyservicespursuanttoawrittenprotocolfromaphysicianlicensed
5757 45underchapter334topatientswhohaveestablishedaphysician-patientrelationship,as
5858 46describedinsubdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofsection191.1146,withtheprotocolphysician.
5959 47Thewrittenprotocolauthorizedbythissectionshallcomeonlyfromthephysicianandshall
6060 48notcomefromanurseengagedinacollaborativepracticearrangementundersection
6161 49334.104,orfromaphysicianassistantengagedinacollaborativepracticearrangementunder
6262 50section334.735.
6363 51 6.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedastopreventanyperson,firmor
6464 52corporationfromowningapharmacyregulatedbysections338.210to338.315,providedthat
6565 53alicensedpharmacistisinchargeofsuchpharmacy.
6666 HB471 2 54 7.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoapplytoorinterferewiththesaleof
6767 55nonprescriptiondrugsandtheordinaryhouseholdremediesandsuchdrugsormedicinesas
6868 56arenormallysoldbythoseengagedinthesaleofgeneralmerchandise.
6969 57 8.Nohealthcarrierasdefinedinchapter376shallrequireanyphysicianwithwhich
7070 58theycontracttoenterintoawrittenprotocolwithapharmacistformedicationtherapeutic
7171 59services.
7272 60 9.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoallowapharmacisttodiagnoseor
7373 61independentlyprescribepharmaceuticalsexcepttotheextentdescribedundersection
7474 62338.740.
7575 63 10.Thestateboardofregistrationforthehealingarts,undersection334.125,andthe
7676 64stateboardofpharmacy,undersection338.140,shalljointlypromulgaterulesregulatingthe
7777 65useofprotocolsformedicationtherapyservices.Suchrulesshallrequireprotocolstoinclude
7878 66provisionsallowingfortimelycommunicationbetweenthepharmacistandtheprotocol
7979 67physicianorsimilarbodyauthorizedbythissection,andanyotherpatientprotection
8080 68provisionsdeemedappropriatebybothboards.Inordertotakeeffect,suchrulesshallbe
8181 69approvedbyamajorityvoteofaquorumofeachboard.Neitherboardshallseparately
8282 70promulgaterulesregulatingtheuseofprotocolsformedicationtherapyservices.Anyruleor
8383 71portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthority
8484 72delegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallof
8585 73theprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
8686 74536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuantto
8787 75chapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularuleare
8888 76subsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyrule
8989 77proposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2007,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
9090 78 11.Thestateboardofpharmacymaygrantacertificateofmedicationtherapeutic
9191 79planauthoritytoalicensedpharmacistwhosubmitsproofofsuccessfulcompletionofa
9292 80board-approvedcourseofacademicclinicalstudybeyondabachelorofscienceinpharmacy,
9393 81includingbutnotlimitedtoclinicalassessmentskills,fromanationallyaccreditedcollegeor
9494 82university,oracertificationofequivalenceissuedbyanationallyrecognizedprofessional
9595 83organizationandapprovedbytheboardofpharmacy.
9696 84 12.Anypharmacistwhohasreceivedacertificateofmedicationtherapeuticplan
9797 85authoritymayengageinthedesigning,initiating,implementing,andmonitoringofa
9898 86medicationtherapeuticplanasdefinedbyawrittenprotocolfromaphysicianthatmaybe
9999 87specifictoeachpatientforcarebyapharmacist.
100100 88 13.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowapharmacisttomakea
101101 89therapeuticsubstitutionofapharmaceuticalprescribedbyaphysicianunlessauthorizedby
102102 90thewrittenprotocolorthephysician'sprescriptionorder.
103103 HB471 3 91 14."Veterinarian","doctorofveterinarymedicine","practitionerofveterinary
104104 92medicine","DVM","VMD","BVSe","BVMS","BSe(VetScience)","VMB","MRCVS",or
105105 93anequivalenttitlemeansapersonwhohasreceivedadoctor'sdegreeinveterinarymedicine
106106 94fromanaccreditedschoolofveterinarymedicineorholdsanEducationalCommissionfor
107107 95ForeignVeterinaryGraduates(EDFVG)certificateissuedbytheAmericanVeterinary
108108 96MedicalAssociation(AVMA).
109109 97 15.Inadditiontootherrequirementsestablishedbythejointpromulgationofrulesby
110110 98theboardofpharmacyandthestateboardofregistrationforthehealingarts:
111111 99 (1)Apharmacistshalladministervaccinesbyprotocolinaccordancewithtreatment
112112 100guidelinesestablishedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC);
113113 101 (2)Apharmacistwhoisadministeringavaccineshallrequestapatienttoremainin
114114 102thepharmacyasafeamountoftimeafteradministeringthevaccinetoobserveanyadverse
115115 103reactions.Suchpharmacistshallhaveadoptedemergencytreatmentprotocols.
116116 104 16.Inadditiontootherrequirementsbytheboard,apharmacistshallreceive
117117 105additionaltrainingasrequiredbytheboardandevidencedbyreceivingacertificatefromthe
118118 106boarduponcompletion,andshalldisplaythecertificationinhisorherpharmacywhere
119119 107vaccinesaredelivered.
120120 108 17.Apharmacistshallinformthepatientthattheadministrationofavaccinewillbe
121121 109enteredintotheShowMeVaxsystem,asadministeredbythedepartmentofhealthandsenior
122122 110services.Thepatientshallattesttotheinclusionofsuchinformationinthesystembysigning
123123 111aformprovidedbythepharmacist.Ifthepatientindicatesthatheorshedoesnotwantsuch
124124 112informationenteredintotheShowMeVaxsystem,thepharmacistshallprovideawritten
125125 113reportwithinfourteendaysofadministrationofavaccinetothepatient'shealthcareprovider,
126126 114ifprovidedbythepatient,containing:
127127 115 (1)Theidentityofthepatient;
128128 116 (2)Theidentityofthevaccineorvaccinesadministered;
129129 117 (3)Therouteofadministration;
130130 118 (4)Theanatomicsiteoftheadministration;
131131 119 (5)Thedoseadministered;and
132132 120 (6)Thedateofadministration.
133133 121 18.Apharmacistlicensedunderthischaptermayorderandadministervaccines
134134 122approvedorauthorizedbytheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationtoaddressapublichealth
135135 123need,aslawfullyauthorizedbythestateorfederalgovernment,oradepartmentoragency
136136 124thereof,duringastateorfederallydeclaredpublichealthemergency.
137137 338.740.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,apharmacistmay
138138 2dispenseanemergencysupplyofinsulintoapatientwithoutacurrent,valid
139139 3prescriptionif:
140140 HB471 4 4 (1)Thepharmacistmakeseveryreasonableattemptbutisunabletoobtain
141141 5authorizationtorefilltheprescriptionfromtheprescribinghealthcareprovideror
142142 6anotherhealthcareproviderresponsibleforthepatient'scare;
143143 7 (2)Either:
144144 8 (a)Thepharmacisthasarecordofaprescriptionatthepharmacyorhasbeen
145145 9presentedproofofarecentprescriptionfortheinsulininthenameofthepatientwhois
146146 10requestingtheemergencysupply;or
147147 11 (b)Inthepharmacist'sprofessionaljudgment,therefusaltodispensean
148148 12emergencysupplyoftheinsulinwillendangerthepatient'shealthordisruptessential
149149 13drugtherapyforachronicconditionofthepatient;
150150 14 (3)Theamountofinsulindispenseddoesnotexceedtheamountofthemost
151151 15recentprescriptionorthestandardquantityorunit-of-usepackageofthedrug;and
152152 16 (4)Theprescriberofthedrughasnotindicatedthatnoemergencyrefillsare
153153 17authorized.
154154 18 2.Apharmacist,thepharmacist'semployer,andtheoriginalprescriberofthe
155155 19drugarenotcivillyliableforanactoromissioninconnectionwiththedispensingof
156156 20insulinunderthissectionunlesstheactoromissionconstitutesnegligence,recklessness,
157157 21orwillfulorwantonmisconduct.
158158 22 3.Theboardofpharmacyshalladoptrules,inconsultationwiththestateboard
159159 23ofregistrationforthehealingartsandthestateboardofnursing,toestablishstandard
160160 24proceduresforpharmaciststofollowindispensinginsulinunderthissection.Therules
161161 25adoptedshallincludedocumentationrequirementsforapharmacisttocompletewhen
162162 26dispensinginsulinwithoutacurrentprescription.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthat
163163 27termisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis
164164 28sectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
165165 29provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
166166 30536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
167167 31pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
168168 32arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
169169 33andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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