HB 2553 Summary

• Authorizes licensed pharmacists to administer vaccines to persons three years of age or older, expanding from the previous age limit of eleven to seventeen years.

• Permits pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians under direct pharmacist supervision to administer vaccines to persons three years of age or older, provided they complete approved practical training and meet certification requirements.

• Allows licensed pharmacists to order vaccines for administration without requiring a prior prescription, basing administration on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations.

• Requires pharmacists and pharmacy staff administering vaccines to complete ACPE-approved training, maintain current CPR certification, complete immunization continuing education (minimum two credit hours per biennium), and report adverse events.

• Effective date July 1, 3000 (appears to be a typographical error in the bill text).