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MI HB4072
Bill
Status
5/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Samantha Steckloff
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AI Summary
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Requires hospitals and freestanding surgical outpatient facilities to offer patients any unused portion of eye drops or eye ointments dispensed for ophthalmic surgery or medical care upon discharge, if needed for continued treatment
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Applies only to facility-provided drugs that were ordered for in-patient ophthalmic procedures and administered to the patient at the facility
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Excludes compounded pharmaceuticals from the requirement; only covers non-compounded eye drops and eye ointments
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Requires the prescriber of the drug to counsel patients on proper use, waiving any counseling requirement for pharmacists who dispense the medication
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Mandates proper labeling of unused drugs provided to patients, following the same requirements as drugs dispensed by dispensing prescribers
Legislative Description
Health: pharmaceuticals; allow patients to take unused portion of eye drops or eye ointments after certain procedures for continued patient care; provide for. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding secs. 17773, 20817 & 21539.
Health facilities: hospitals
Last Action
Referred To Committee Of The Whole
3/5/2026