PHARMACIES; OUT-OF-STATE PRESCRIBERS                                                    S.B. 166:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 166 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Curtis S. VanderWall

Committee:  Health Policy and Human Services

CONTENT

The bill would amend Article 15 (Occupations) of the Public Health Code to do the following:

-- Allow a pharmacist to dispense a drug or device pursuant to a prescription transmitted by a prescriber in another state or Canada if the pharmacist determined certain conditions were met.

-- Allow a pharmacist to dispense a drug or device pursuant to a prescription transmitted by an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber or physician's assistant prescriber in another state or Canada without determining whether the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber or physician's assistant prescriber was authorized under the laws of the other state or Canada to issue the prescription under certain circumstances.

-- Modify various definitions.

MCL 333.16106 et al.                                              Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  3-15-21                                        Fiscal Analyst:  Elizabeth Raczkowski

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.