Abstract: Authorizes pharmacy interns supervised by pharmacists and certified pharmacy
technicians supervised by pharmacists to administer certain immunizations and vaccines;
decreases the age threshold above which a person may receive an immunization or vaccine,
other than one for influenza, from a licensee of the La. Board of Pharmacy.
Present law authorizes any pharmacist to administer an influenza immunization to any person seven
years of age or older without a prescription or medical order if certain enumerated conditions and
requirements set forth in present law are met.
Proposed law revises present law to extend to the following persons the conditional authorization
to administer influenza immunizations provided in present law:
(1) Any pharmacy intern supervised by a pharmacist.
(2) Any certified pharmacy technician supervised by a pharmacist.
Proposed law retains present law providing enumerated conditions and requirements relative to
administration of influenza immunizations by licensees of the La. Board of Pharmacy. Adds thereto
a requirement that pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and certified pharmacy technicians who administer
influenza immunizations retain evidence of their continuing competency for administering such
immunizations as administratively defined and required by the La. Board of Pharmacy.
Present law authorizes any pharmacist to administer to an individual age seventeen or older an
immunization or a vaccine other than one for influenza without a patient-specific prescription or
medical order if certain conditions and requirements set forth in present law are met.
Proposed law revises present law in the following ways:
(1) Extends to the following persons the conditional authorization to administer immunizations
and vaccines other than those for influenza:
(a) Any pharmacy intern supervised by a pharmacist.
(b) Any certified pharmacy technician supervised by a pharmacist.
(2) Decreases from seventeen years of age to seven years of age the age threshold at which a
 person may receive immunizations and vaccines other than those for influenza from a
licensee of the La. Board of Pharmacy (per proposed law, a pharmacist, pharmacy intern
supervised by a pharmacist, and a certified pharmacy technician supervised by a pharmacist).
Proposed law retains present law providing enumerated conditions and requirements relative to
administration of immunizations or vaccines other than those for influenza by licensees of the La.
Board of Pharmacy. Adds thereto a requirement that pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and certified
pharmacy technicians who administer immunizations and vaccines other than those for influenza
retain evidence of their continuing competency for administering such immunizations and vaccines
as administratively defined and required by the La. Board of Pharmacy.
Proposed law requires pharmacies to display signage in immunization areas that inform parents and
guardians of the importance of annual pediatric well-child visits.
(Amends R.S. 37:1218 and 1218.1(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill:
1. Increases the age threshold provided in proposed law above which a person may receive
an influenza immunization from a licensee of the La. Board of Pharmacy from age three
to age seven, thereby reverting to the age threshold provided in present law.
2. Increases the age threshold provided in proposed law above which a person may receive
an immunization or vaccine, other than one for influenza, from a licensee of the La.
Board of Pharmacy from age three to age seven.
3. Require pharmacies to display signage in immunization areas that inform parents and
guardians of the importance of annual pediatric well-child visits.


Statutes affected:
HB424 Original: 37:1(A)
HB424 Engrossed: 37:1(A)