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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.797
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEINGLE.
55 1633H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection338.010,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingto
88 contraceptives.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section338.010,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassections338.010and338.720,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)Thedispensingofself-administeredhormonalcontraceptivesundersection
4040 28338.720;and
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 HB797 2 54 7.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoapplytoorinterferewiththesaleof
6767 55nonprescriptiondrugsandtheordinaryhouseholdremediesandsuchdrugsormedicinesas
6868 56arenormallysoldbythoseengagedinthesaleofgeneralmerchandise.
6969 57 8.Nohealthcarrierasdefinedinchapter376shallrequireanyphysicianwithwhich
7070 58theycontracttoenterintoawrittenprotocolwithapharmacistformedicationtherapeutic
7171 59services.
7272 60 9.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoallowapharmacisttodiagnoseor
7373 61independentlyprescribepharmaceuticals.
7474 62 10.Thestateboardofregistrationforthehealingarts,undersection334.125,andthe
7575 63stateboardofpharmacy,undersection338.140,shalljointlypromulgaterulesregulatingthe
7676 64useofprotocolsformedicationtherapyservices.Suchrulesshallrequireprotocolstoinclude
7777 65provisionsallowingfortimelycommunicationbetweenthepharmacistandtheprotocol
7878 66physicianorsimilarbodyauthorizedbythissection,andanyotherpatientprotection
7979 67provisionsdeemedappropriatebybothboards.Inordertotakeeffect,suchrulesshallbe
8080 68approvedbyamajorityvoteofaquorumofeachboard.Neitherboardshallseparately
8181 69promulgaterulesregulatingtheuseofprotocolsformedicationtherapyservices.Anyruleor
8282 70portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthority
8383 71delegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallof
8484 72theprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
8585 73536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuantto
8686 74chapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularuleare
8787 75subsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyrule
8888 76proposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2007,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
8989 77 11.Thestateboardofpharmacymaygrantacertificateofmedicationtherapeutic
9090 78planauthoritytoalicensedpharmacistwhosubmitsproofofsuccessfulcompletionofa
9191 79board-approvedcourseofacademicclinicalstudybeyondabachelorofscienceinpharmacy,
9292 80includingbutnotlimitedtoclinicalassessmentskills,fromanationallyaccreditedcollegeor
9393 81university,oracertificationofequivalenceissuedbyanationallyrecognizedprofessional
9494 82organizationandapprovedbytheboardofpharmacy.
9595 83 12.Anypharmacistwhohasreceivedacertificateofmedicationtherapeuticplan
9696 84authoritymayengageinthedesigning,initiating,implementing,andmonitoringofa
9797 85medicationtherapeuticplanasdefinedbyawrittenprotocolfromaphysicianthatmaybe
9898 86specifictoeachpatientforcarebyapharmacist.
9999 87 13.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowapharmacisttomakea
100100 88therapeuticsubstitutionofapharmaceuticalprescribedbyaphysicianunlessauthorizedby
101101 89thewrittenprotocolorthephysician'sprescriptionorder.
102102 HB797 3 90 14."Veterinarian","doctorofveterinarymedicine","practitionerofveterinary
103103 91medicine","DVM","VMD","BVSe","BVMS","BSe(VetScience)","VMB","MRCVS",or
104104 92anequivalenttitlemeansapersonwhohasreceivedadoctor'sdegreeinveterinarymedicine
105105 93fromanaccreditedschoolofveterinarymedicineorholdsanEducationalCommissionfor
106106 94ForeignVeterinaryGraduates(EDFVG)certificateissuedbytheAmericanVeterinary
107107 95MedicalAssociation(AVMA).
108108 96 15.Inadditiontootherrequirementsestablishedbythejointpromulgationofrulesby
109109 97theboardofpharmacyandthestateboardofregistrationforthehealingarts:
110110 98 (1)Apharmacistshalladministervaccinesbyprotocolinaccordancewithtreatment
111111 99guidelinesestablishedbytheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC);
112112 100 (2)Apharmacistwhoisadministeringavaccineshallrequestapatienttoremainin
113113 101thepharmacyasafeamountoftimeafteradministeringthevaccinetoobserveanyadverse
114114 102reactions.Suchpharmacistshallhaveadoptedemergencytreatmentprotocols.
115115 103 16.Inadditiontootherrequirementsbytheboard,apharmacistshallreceive
116116 104additionaltrainingasrequiredbytheboardandevidencedbyreceivingacertificatefromthe
117117 105boarduponcompletion,andshalldisplaythecertificationinhisorherpharmacywhere
118118 106vaccinesaredelivered.
119119 107 17.Apharmacistshallinformthepatientthattheadministrationofavaccinewillbe
120120 108enteredintotheShowMeVaxsystem,asadministeredbythedepartmentofhealthandsenior
121121 109services.Thepatientshallattesttotheinclusionofsuchinformationinthesystembysigning
122122 110aformprovidedbythepharmacist.Ifthepatientindicatesthatheorshedoesnotwantsuch
123123 111informationenteredintotheShowMeVaxsystem,thepharmacistshallprovideawritten
124124 112reportwithinfourteendaysofadministrationofavaccinetothepatient'shealthcareprovider,
125125 113ifprovidedbythepatient,containing:
126126 114 (1)Theidentityofthepatient;
127127 115 (2)Theidentityofthevaccineorvaccinesadministered;
128128 116 (3)Therouteofadministration;
129129 117 (4)Theanatomicsiteoftheadministration;
130130 118 (5)Thedoseadministered;and
131131 119 (6)Thedateofadministration.
132132 120 18.Apharmacistlicensedunderthischaptermayorderandadministervaccines
133133 121approvedorauthorizedbytheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationtoaddressapublichealth
134134 122need,aslawfullyauthorizedbythestateorfederalgovernment,oradepartmentoragency
135135 123thereof,duringastateorfederallydeclaredpublichealthemergency.
136136 338.720.1.Forpurposesofthissection,theterm"self-administeredhormonal
137137 2contraceptive"shallmeanadrugcomposedofoneormorehormonesthatisapproved
138138 3bytheUnitedStatesFoodandDrugAdministrationtopreventpregnancy.
139139 HB797 4 4 2.Apharmacistmaydispenseself-administeredhormonalcontraceptivestoa
140140 5personunderaprescriptionorderformedicationtherapyservicesasdescribedin
141141 6section338.010.Aprescriptionorderforaself-administeredhormonalcontraceptive
142142 7shallhavenoexpirationdate.
143143 8 3.Theboardofpharmacy,undersection338.140,andtheboardofregistration
144144 9forthehealingarts,undersection334.125,shalljointlypromulgaterulesregulatingthe
145145 10useofprotocolsforprescriptionordersforself-administeredhormonalcontraceptives.
146146 11Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreated
147147 12undertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
148148 13withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section
149149 14536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvested
150150 15withthegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,
151151 16ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrant
152152 17ofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2025,shall
153153 18beinvalidandvoid.
154154 19 4.Therulesadoptedunderthissectionshallrequireapharmacistto:
155155 20 (1)Completeatrainingprogramapprovedbytheboardofpharmacythatis
156156 21relatedtodispensingself-administeredhormonalcontraceptivesunderthissection;
157157 22 (2)Provideaself-screeningriskassessmenttoolthatthepatientshalluseprior
158158 23tothepharmacist'sdispensingtheself-administeredhormonalcontraceptiveunderthis
159159 24section;
160160 25 (3)Atleastonceeverytwelvemonths,verballyreferthepatienttothehealth
161161 26careproviderwithwhomthepharmacisthasaprescriptionorderbeforedispensingthe
162162 27self-administeredhormonalcontraceptivetothepatient;
163163 28 (4)Providethepatientwithawrittenrecordoftheself-administeredhormonal
164164 29contraceptivedispensedandadvisethepatienttoconsultwithahealthcareprovider;
165165 30and
166166 31 (5)Dispensetheself-administeredhormonalcontraceptivetothepatientassoon
167167 32aspracticable.
168168 33 5.Allstateandfederallawsgoverninginsurancecoverageofcontraceptive
169169 34drugs,devices,products,andservicesshallapplytoself-administeredhormonal
170170 35contraceptivesdispensedbyapharmacistunderthissection.
171171 36 6.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtoallowapharmacisttomakea
172172 37therapeuticsubstitutionofapharmaceuticalprescribedbyaphysicianunless
173173 38authorizedbythewrittenprotocolorthephysician'swrittenprescriptionorder.
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