SF1484 Summary

• Authorizes qualified dentists to administer influenza vaccines to patients 19+ years old if they complete board-approved training and have emergency equipment available; requires reporting to immunization registry

• Expands Board of Nursing disciplinary grounds to include discharge from health professionals services program for non-completion and adds automatic license revocation for certain felony-level criminal sexual offense convictions

• Modifies Board of Pharmacy authority including new cease and desist order procedures, establishes grounds for disciplinary action, and adds tramadol and butalbital to prescription monitoring program controlled substances

• Allows educational institutions to purchase legend drugs for health care instruction and permits entities to handle drugs under federal emergency use authorizations; clarifies compounding regulations and creates new outsourcing facility licensing category

• Increases per diem compensation for health-related licensing board members from $55 to $75 per day; appropriates funds for board operations including prescription monitoring program implementation and cease and desist authority