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MI HB4282

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/28/2017

Primary Sponsor

Robert Kosowski

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends section 17752 of the Public Health Code to reorganize and clarify prescription preservation and disclosure requirements for pharmacists and dispensing prescribers.

  • Adds new subsection (3) prohibiting pharmacists from disclosing to any person that a patient has a mental illness when dispensing prescription drugs, with "mental illness" defined by the Mental Health Code (1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1400).

  • Renumbers existing subsections and changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" in sections describing prescription copy procedures, cancellation records, and copy markings.

  • Maintains existing 5-year prescription preservation requirement and provisions governing who may access prescriptions without patient authorization (patients, other pharmacists, prescribers, health professionals, government enforcement agencies, courts, and approved research).

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Health occupations; pharmacists; pharmacists; disclosure of an individual's mental illness by a pharmacist; prohibit. Amends sec. 17752 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.17752).

Health occupations: pharmacists

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/28/2017

3/1/2017

Committee Referrals

Health Policy2/28/2017

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