PHARMACIES; OUT-OF-STATE PRESCRIBERS                                                                                       S.B. 166 (S-1):
                                                                                                                                                                                                      SUMMARY OF BILL
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ON THIRD READING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senate Bill 166 (Substitute S-1 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor:   Senator Curtis S. VanderWall
Committee:   Health Policy and Human Services
 
CONTENT
 
The bill would amend Article 15 (Occupations) of the Public Health Code to do the following:
 
 --       Allow a pharmacist to dispense a drug or device pursuant to a prescription transmitted by a prescriber in another state or province of Canada if the pharmacist determined certain conditions were met.
 --       Allow a pharmacist to dispense a drug or device pursuant to a prescription transmitted by an advanced practice registered nurse prescriber or physician's assistant prescriber in another state or province of Canada without determining whether the advanced practice registered nurse prescriber or physician's assistant prescriber was authorized under the laws of the other state or province of Canada to issue the prescription under certain circumstances.
 --       Modify various definitions.
 
MCL 333.16106 et al.                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   Stephen Jackson
 
FISCAL IMPACT
 
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
 
Date Completed:   3-23-21                                                                               Fiscal Analyst:   Elizabeth Raczkowski
 
 
 
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.