SENATE DOCKET, NO. 820        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1173

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas P. Kennedy

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to authorize the dispensing of compounded prescriptions for office and institutional settings without patient- specific prescriptions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Thomas P. Kennedy

Second Plymouth and Bristol


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 820        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1173

By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1173) of Thomas P. Kennedy for legislation to authorize the dispensing of compounded prescriptions for office and institutional settings without patient- specific prescriptions.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1040 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to authorize the dispensing of compounded prescriptions for office and institutional settings without patient- specific prescriptions.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary licensed pharmacies, either within the Commonwealth, or other state jurisdictions, holding current accreditation from the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board, may compound and distribute pharmaceutical mixtures pursuant to a valid order by a licensed practitioner, or licensed health care facility to meet the immediate needs of patients under the care of such providers.  Such products shall be made available in quantities to meet the anticipated needs of patients to assure continuity and access for medications as identified by the health care provider or facility.

Notwithstanding, products provided in this manner shall not require traditional prescription labeling or patient-specific information, but shall be able to be validated within the pharmacy record keeping system, as to permit trailing and validation of such products as to standard practices required and validated during the pharmacy accreditation process.