CS/HB 675 - Pharmacies Summary

• Establishes Class III institutional pharmacies affiliated with hospitals that may dispense, distribute, compound, and prepare prepackaged drug products for the hospital and entities under common control

• Creates "central distribution facility" definition for facilities under common control with hospitals holding Class III permits to conduct pharmaceutical services and distribute medicinal drugs

• Revises Board of Pharmacy membership requirements to include two members engaged in Class II, Modified Class II, or Class III institutional pharmacy practice (previously only Class II)

• Exempts Class III institutional pharmacies and entities under common control from requiring prescription drug repackager and restricted distributor permits when distributing medicinal drugs or prepackaged products between themselves

• Effective date: July 1, 2018