SB 94 — AN ACT ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO ADMINISTER THE INFLUENZA VACCINE TO CHILDREN TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.

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SEN.(PH) AN ACT ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO ADMINISTER THE INFLUENZA VACCINE TO CHILDREN TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.

SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO ADMINISTER THE INFLUENZA VACCINE TO CHILDREN TWELVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.

ThatSection the1. general statutes be amended to allow pharmacists licensed under chapter 400j of the general statutes to administer the influenza vaccine to any person twelve years of age and older.

StatementSection 20-633 of Purpose:the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):

(a) Any person licensed as a pharmacist under part II of this chapter may administer, (1) to an adult, any vaccine [,] approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is listed on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Adult Immunization Schedule;

and (2) to any person twelve years of age and older, the influenza vaccine approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, provided the administration of any such vaccine is conducted pursuant to the order of a licensed health care provider and in accordance with the regulations established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health and the Commission of Pharmacy, LCO No.

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Such regulations shall (1) require any pharmacist who administers a vaccine [to an adult] pursuant to this section to successfully complete an immunization training program for pharmacists;

(2) define the basic requirements of such training program, which shall include training and instruction in pre-administration education and screening, vaccine storage and handling, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections, recordkeeping, vaccine safety, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic cardiac life support and adverse event reporting;

(3) identify qualifying training programs, which are accredited by the National Centers for Disease Control Prevention, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or other appropriate national accrediting body;

and (4) establish a system of control and reporting.

(c) For purposes of this section, "adult" means an individual who has attained the age of eighteen years.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2019 20-633 Statement of Purpose:

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