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| 9 | 9 | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D | |
| 10 | 10 | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 11 | 11 | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
| 12 | 12 | ____________ | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | A N A C T | |
| 15 | 15 | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES | |
| 16 | 16 | Introduced By: Representatives McGaw, Donovan, Kislak, Casimiro, Cotter, Fogarty, | |
| 17 | 17 | Carson, Batista, Potter, and Boylan | |
| 18 | 18 | Date Introduced: February 12, 2025 | |
| 19 | 19 | Referred To: House Health & Human Services | |
| 20 | 20 | (Dept. of Health) | |
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| 22 | 22 | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 1. Section 5-19.1-31 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-19.1 entitled 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | "Pharmacies" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | 5-19.1-31. Administration of influenza immunizations to individuals between the ages 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | of nine (9) years and eighteen (18) years, inclusive Administration of influenza and COVID-4 | |
| 27 | - | 19 immunizations to individuals between the ages of | |
| 27 | + | 19 immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and eighteen (18) years, 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | inclusive. 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | (a) Parental consent shall be required for all pharmacist-administered immunizations for 7 | |
| 30 | 30 | individuals under the age of eighteen (18) years. 8 | |
| 31 | 31 | (b) The department of health shall require a pharmacist who is authorized to administer 9 | |
| 32 | - | influenza and COVID-19 immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) | |
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| 32 | + | influenza and COVID-19 immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and 10 | |
| 33 | + | eighteen (18) years, inclusive, pursuant to § 5-19.1-2, to electronically report to the department all 11 | |
| 34 | + | immunizations administered within seven (7) days of administration in the format and for the 12 | |
| 35 | 35 | populations required by the department. 13 | |
| 36 | 36 | (c)(1) The department of health shall require a pharmacist who is authorized to administer 14 | |
| 37 | - | influenza and COVID-19 immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) | |
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| 37 | + | influenza and COVID-19 immunizations to individuals between the ages of nine (9) years and 15 | |
| 38 | + | eighteen (18) years, inclusive, pursuant to § 5-19.1-2 to provide notification of a patient’s 16 | |
| 39 | 39 | immunization to the patient’s primary care provider, if known, within fourteen (14) days of 17 | |
| 40 | 40 | administration. 18 | |
| 41 | 41 | (2) The department of health’s rules and regulations shall include provisions to ensure that 19 | |
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| 45 | 45 | the administering pharmacist make a good-faith effort to obtain information relating to the identity 1 | |
| 46 | 46 | of a patient’s primary care provider or primary care practice, for the purposes of fulfilling the 2 | |
| 47 | 47 | reporting requirements of subsection (c)(1) herein. If a patient does not have an existing relationship 3 | |
| 48 | 48 | with a primary care provider or primary care practice, the administering pharmacist shall proceed 4 | |
| 49 | 49 | with the reporting requirements contained in subsection (b) of this section. 5 | |
| 50 | 50 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 6 | |
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| 57 | 57 | EXPLANATION | |
| 58 | 58 | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
| 59 | 59 | OF | |
| 60 | 60 | A N A C T | |
| 61 | 61 | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES | |
| 62 | 62 | *** | |
| 63 | 63 | This act would include the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting 1 | |
| 64 | - | provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between | |
| 64 | + | provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and 2 | |
| 65 | 65 | eighteen (18) years of age. 3 | |
| 66 | 66 | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 | |
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