Colorado 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 19-1077 — Pharmacist Dispense Drug Without Prescription In Emergency

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Pharmacists - chronic maintenance drugs - dispense without prescription. The act allows a pharmacist to dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug to a patient without a prescription if: The pharmacist is unable to obtain authorization to refill the prescription from a health care provider; The pharmacist has a record of a prescription in the name of the patient who is requesting the emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug, or, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the refusal to dispense an emergency supply will endanger the health of the patient; The amount of the chronic maintenance drug dispensed does not exceed the amount of the most recent prescription or the standard quantity or unit of use package of the drug; The pharmacist has not dispensed an emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug to the same patient in the previous 12-month period; and The prescriber of the drug has not indicated that no emergency refills are authorized. The act requires the state board of pharmacy to promulgate rules to establish standard procedures for dispensing chronic maintenance drugs. A pharmacist, the pharmacist's employer, and the original prescriber of the drug are not civilly liable for dispensing a chronic maintenance drug unless there is negligence, recklessness, or willful or wanton misconduct. Specified provisions of the act are contingent upon House Bill 19-1172 becoming law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 26 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 19-1077, specific provisions were made clearer regarding pharmacists' authority to refill prescriptions when they can't get approval from doctors. The previous draft included a more complicated effective date tied to potential public petitions, which has now been simplified. This change is important because it supports pharmacists in providing timely care to patients without unnecessary delays, while also streamlining the law's implementation.

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First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
19-0420.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217 HOUSE BILL 19-1077 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Roberts, Baisley, Becker, Beckman, Bird, Buckner, Buentello, Caraveo, Cutter, Esgar, Exum, Galindo, Garnett, Herod, Hooton, Humphrey, Jackson, Jaquez Lewis, Kennedy, Landgraf, Lewis, Lontine, McCluskie, McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Snyder, Titone, Van Winkle, Weissman SENATE SPONSORSHIP Tate and Pettersen, House Committees Senate Committees Health & Insurance A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING AUTHORIZATION FOR A PHARMACIST TO DISPENSE A CHRONIC MAINTENANCE DRUG TO A PATIENT WITHOUT A CURRENT PRESCRIPTION IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES .
19-0420.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217 HOUSE BILL 19-1077 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Roberts, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Tate and Pettersen, House Committees Senate Committees Health & Insurance A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING AUTHORIZATION FOR A PHARMACIST TO DISPENSE A CHRONIC MAINTENANCE DRUG TO A PATIENT WITHOUT A CURRENT PRESCRIPTION IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES .
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Bill Summary (Note:
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does n 9 notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill m 0 E n , passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that U U 2 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at O i r H a u http://leg.colorado.gov.) R a r J The bill allows a pharmacist to dispense an emergency supply of 3 a chronic maintenance drug to a patient without a prescription if:
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill allows a pharmacist to dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug to a patient without a prescription if:
! The pharmacist is unable to obtain authorization to refill i 1 the prescription from a health care provider;
! The pharmacist is unable to obtain authorization to refill g the prescription from a health care provider;
a 2 ! The pharmacist has a record of a prescription in the name E e 5 U d 2 O 2 a Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
i 1 a 2 ! The pharmacist has a record of a prescription in the name S R 2 O n r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
H d n Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statude.J Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
H d u Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statdte.
e A of the patient who is requesting the emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug or, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the refusal to dispense an emergency supply will endanger the health of the patient;
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
e J m A of the patient who is requesting the emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug or, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the refusal to dispense an emergency supply will endanger the health of the patient;
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/01/2019

  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  9. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  10. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  11. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

  12. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  14. House Committee on Health & Insurance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  15. Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance

Sponsors

  • Dylan Roberts · Primary
  • Jack Tate · Primary
  • Brittany Pettersen · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (99)

99 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 28000
Republican 1000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Foote — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Marble — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Todd — Yea
Tate — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
Woodward — Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Ty Winter Republican Yea

REPASS

Passed 62 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43000
Republican 6000
Democrat 13002
Total 62002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (64)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Buck — Yea
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Yea
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Yea
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Yea
Melton — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Singer — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Yea
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Yea
Pelton — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Not Voting
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Not Voting
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea

CONCUR

Passed 56 Yea · 6 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37600
Republican 6000
Democrat 13002
Total 56602
% of votes cast 88%9%0%3%
How each member voted (64)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Beckman — Yea
Buck — Yea
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Nay
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Yea
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Yea
Melton — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Nay
Singer — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Yea
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Galindo — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Larson — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Pelton — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Nay
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Not Voting
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Not Voting
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 19-1077 do?
Pharmacists - chronic maintenance drugs - dispense without prescription. The act allows a pharmacist to dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug to a patient without a prescription if: The pharmacist is unable to obtain authorization to refill the prescription from a health care provider; The pharmacist has a record of a prescription in the name of the patient who is requesting the emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug, or, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the refusal to dispense an emergency supply will endanger the health of the patient; The amount of the chronic maintenance drug dispensed does not exceed the amount of the most recent prescription or the standard quantity or unit of use package of the drug; The pharmacist has not dispensed an emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug to the same patient in the previous 12-month period; and The prescriber of the drug has not indicated that no emergency refills are authorized. The act requires the state board of pharmacy to promulgate rules to establish standard procedures for dispensing chronic maintenance drugs. A pharmacist, the pharmacist's employer, and the original prescriber of the drug are not civilly liable for dispensing a chronic maintenance drug unless there is negligence, recklessness, or willful or wanton misconduct. Specified provisions of the act are contingent upon House Bill 19-1172 becoming law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Who sponsors HB 19-1077?
HB 19-1077 is sponsored by Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Jack Tate, and Brittany Pettersen.
What is the current status of HB 19-1077?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2019. Enacted.
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