HOUSE BILL No. 5587

April 21, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Crawford, Kesto, Price, Hooker, Howell, Hughes, Webber and Brett Roberts and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 17751a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 17751a. (1) A pharmacist may refuse to dispense a

 

prescription if the pharmacist believes that the prescription was

 

not written by a prescriber in good faith or believes that the

 

prescription is being filled for a purpose that is not a legitimate

 

medical purpose.

 

     (2) A pharmacist who refuses to dispense a prescription as

 

authorized under this section is not liable for damages in a civil

 

action for injury, death, or loss to person or property arising

 

from the pharmacist's refusal to dispense the prescription.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days


after the date it is enacted into law.