HB 2037 — An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations and for laboratory waiver.

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WILLIAMS, CIRESI, JOZWIAK,FLEMING, FLEMINGDALEY, BOYD, KRAJEWSKI AND DALEY,GREEN, FEBRUARY 20, 2024 REFERREDAS TOREPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEEAS ONAMENDED, CHILDRENJUNE AND5, YOUTH,2024OUTH, FEBRUARYHOUSE 20,OF 2024 AN ACT Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of drugs and devices at retail;

and amending, revising, consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto," further providing for authority to administer injectable medications,waiver.ions, biologicals and immunizations and for laboratory waiver.The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 9.2(a) introductory paragraph and (5), (c), (d) and (e) of the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, amended or added July 11, <-- 2022 (P.L.1224, No.80), are amended to read:

Authority to Administer Injectable Medications, Biologicals and Immunizations.--(a) The board shall by regulation establish education and training standards and practice guidelines pursuant to which pharmacists shall be authorized to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations to persons [who are more than eighteen years of age and influenza and COVID-19 immunizations by injectable or needle-free delivery methods to personspersons] five] three years of <-- age and older.

[Administration of influenza and COVID-19 immunizations by injectable or needle-free delivery methods shall be in accordance with the immunization schedule established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.] *A *PRESCRIPTION *FROM (c)<-- A supervisingMEDICAL pharmacistPRACTITIONER shallSHALL reportBE theREQUIRED administrationFOR ofTHE immunizationsADMINISTRATION underOF thisAN sectionINJECTABLE toOR theBIOLOGICAL immunizationFOR registryAN maintainedINDIVIDUAL byUNDER theEIGHTEEN DepartmentYEARS ofOF HealthAGE. within seventy-two hours of immunization administration and to the individual's primary care provider in accordance with subsection (a)(7).

* * * (c) A supervising pharmacist shall report the administration of immunizations under this section to the immunization registry maintained by the Department of Health within seventy-two hours of immunization administration and to the individual's primary care provider in accordance with subsection (a)(7).

20240HB2037PN3256 - 2 - (e) A pharmacist who holds the authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations may delegate the authority to administer:

(1) influenza and COVID-19 immunizations to a certified 20240HB2037PN2612 - 2 - registered nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse or licensed practical nurse[.];

or (2) COVID-19 immunizations that are authorized or that are licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration to persons three EIGHT years of age and older or childhood <-- INFLUENZA vaccinations that are recommended by the Advisory <-- Committee on Immunization Practices to persons three EIGHT years <-- of age and older to a pharmacy technician, if:

Laboratory Waiver.--If a pharmacy holds a valid 20240HB2037PN3256 - 3 - certificate of waiver issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a pharmacy or pharmacist may order and perform laboratory examinations and procedures for COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and streptococcal 20240HB2037PN2612 - 3 - infections authorized or approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100-578, 102 Stat.

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