HF3571 Bill Summary

• Pharmacists may accept written, verbal, or electronic emergency prescription orders outside a licensed pharmacy when the pharmacy is closed and waiting would cause significant patient harm, provided the pharmacist is designated on-call and uses secure encrypted means for electronic orders.

• Pharmacists may access pharmacy prescription processing systems remotely through secure encrypted means to process emergency prescriptions only for patients in long-term care or county correctional facilities when the pharmacy is closed and the pharmacist is on-call.

• Manufacturers, wholesale drug distributors, and third-party logistics providers may distribute dialysate and home peritoneal dialysis devices directly to patients without pharmacy licensure if dialysate is FDA-approved, stored in original unopened packaging, delivered only upon physician's order processed by a licensed pharmacist, and records maintained for three years.

• Wholesale drug distributors are prohibited from dispensing prescription drugs directly to patients except for licensed facilities distributing home peritoneal dialysis products pursuant to the exemption established in the bill.