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NY A11071
Bill
Status
10/7/2020
Primary Sponsor
Latoya Joyner
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AI Summary
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Allows pharmacists to dispense FDA-approved glucagon medication to insulin-using persons without requiring a current or prior glucagon prescription.
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Permits health care professionals to prescribe glucagon through patient-specific or non-patient-specific prescriptions, and allows pharmacists to dispense glucagon under such prescriptions.
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Requires all glucagon dispensing to follow a physician-approved protocol and mandates pharmacist education to patients on glucagon administration mechanisms and circumstances.
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Requires pharmacists to maintain dispensing records available to the patient's physician and the physician signing the protocol upon request.
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Designates reimbursement responsibility to the person obtaining glucagon through their health insurance, with pharmacists required to counsel uninsured persons on available assistance programs.
Legislative Description
Relates to the dispensing of glucagon; authorizes a pharmacist to dispense any Food and Drug Administration approved glucagon medication to an insulin using person regardless if the person currently has or previously has had a prescription for glucagon.
Last Action
referred to higher education
10/7/2020