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AZ SB1016
Bill
Status
1/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Kelly Townsend
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AI Summary
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Requires pharmacists to dispense all prescription orders for off-label use of drugs during a proclaimed public health state of emergency.
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Provides pharmacists immunity from criminal prosecution and board discipline if they refuse in good faith to dispense based on: (1) legal contraindications, (2) documented clinical reasons unrelated to off-label status, or (3) practical impossibility (drug unavailability, lack of equipment/inventory, or not routinely stocked).
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Defines "off-label use" by reference to Arizona Revised Statutes section 32-1997.
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Requires pharmacists to exercise professional judgment in the best interest of patient health when practicing pharmacy.
Legislative Description
Prescriptions; public health emergency
Pharmacists
Last Action
Senate third reading FAILED voting: (14-15-1-0)
3/14/2022