Senate Bill 309 Summary

• Allows immunizing pharmacists to administer influenza vaccine to persons at least 10 years of age (reduced from 14 years) pursuant to regulatory protocols.

• Permits pharmacists to administer influenza vaccine to persons at least 6 years of age with a specific prescription order following a physical examination by a prescriber.

• Expands pharmacist authority to administer seven CDC-recommended vaccines to persons at least 18 years of age under written protocols, including pneumococcal, herpes zoster, hepatitis B and A, meningococcal (including Serogroup B), human papillomavirus, and tetanus-diphtheria vaccines.

• Requires medical and pharmacy organizations to develop minimum standard screening questionnaires and safety procedures for new vaccine administrations by October 1, 2019, with the state's Immunization Branch developing standards by January 1, 2020 if organizations do not comply.

• Section 1 becomes effective October 1, 2019, with the remainder effective upon passage.