May 2021

HB96 was heard in House Health Committee on May 11th.  The bill was immediately sent to House Rules Committee and was voted out unanimously.  The bill was immediately calendared on the floor of the House, and it passed by a vote of 111-0.  The bill was sent to the Senate, where it is assigned to the Senate Rules Committee.  We a bit more work to do on the language of the bill, but we will be pushing to have the bill heard in Senate Rules or to be sent to Senate Health Committee as soon as possible.

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March 2021

HB96 Allow Pharmacists to Administer Injectable Drugs scheduled to be heard in the House Health Committee on March 23, 2021.  The bill was pulled from the Committee schedule.

 

February 2021

HB96 Allow Pharmacists to Administer Injectable Drugs was introduced by Rep. Sasser on February 16, 2021 and referred to House Health Committee on February 17, 2021.

 

January 2021

NCAP lobbyist working with members of the General Assembly to find the best legislative route to the enactment of this policy.

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Fall of 2020

NCAP staff conducted research on what other states are doing in this area and looked for legislative language from states that have robust pharmacist med-administration practices.  We have also had discussions with legislators to gauge their views on this issue and have been encouraged by their response.