HB 351 Summary

• Revises Idaho pharmacy law definitions and updates terminology related to pharmacists, facilities, and practice types including central drug outlets, outsourcing facilities, and limited service outlets

• Changes license and registration renewal dates from June 30 to the licensee's birth month (or December 31 for facilities), and allows digital images of prescription drug orders to be transmitted to pharmacies

• Requires fingerprint-based criminal history background checks for original pharmacy license/registration applicants and those applying for reinstatement after suspension, revocation, or lapse exceeding one year

• Updates provisions for nonresident pharmacists, clarifies prescriber drug outlet definitions, and allows certain health professionals (nurses, public health workers) to label and deliver prepackaged items under specified conditions

• Makes technical corrections to code references in pharmacy law and related statutes governing controlled substances and acupuncture; declared an emergency