HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2077 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1860
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Gerard J. Cassidy
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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 relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Gerard J. Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2077 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1860
By Mr. Cassidy of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1860) of Gerard J. Cassidy, Michael D. Brady and Michelle M. DuBois relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs by pharmacists. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1139 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 94C, Section 23 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the following two new language:-
A pharmacist may dispense a 90-day supply for a prescribed drug product in
Schedule VI when (i) the practitioner prescribed an initial 30-day prescription for
the drug product and authorized 2 or more refills; (ii) the practitioner did not
indicate on the original prescription that dispensing the prescription for 30 days
with periodic refills is medically necessary; and (iii) the total quantity of dosage
units dispensed, including refills, does not exceed the total quantity of dosage units
indicated by the practitioner on the prescription.
SECTION 2. Chapter 94C, Section 23 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection (d) the following two new language:-
(i)A pharmacist may dispense less than a 30-day supply for a prescription
with additional authorized refills if the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be
in the best interest of the patient and the patient requests or agrees to less than a 30
day’s supply for the purpose of synchronizing the filling of the patient’s
medications on the same date.
SECTION 3. The Department of Public Health shall promulgate rules and
regulations in consultation with the Board of Registration in Pharmacy in order to
implement these sections.