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OH HB101
Bill
Status
12/27/2018
Primary Sponsor
Derek Merrin
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AI Summary
Substitute House Bill 101 - Epinephrine Accessibility Act
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Allows pharmacists and pharmacy interns to dispense epinephrine autoinjectors without a prescription according to protocols established by physicians and authorized by boards of health or individual physicians.
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Permits qualified entities (schools, public facilities, etc.) to acquire and maintain epinephrine autoinjector supplies through prescriptions or pharmacist dispensing under authorized protocols.
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Authorizes pharmacists to substitute prescribed epinephrine autoinjectors with pharmaceutical equivalents at equal or lower cost if prescriber has not indicated "dispense as written."
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Allows physicians to issue epinephrine prescriptions or furnish autoinjectors without examining the individual, provided the devices are for use in qualified entities.
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Establishes good faith liability protections for boards of health, physicians, and pharmacists who authorize or dispense epinephrine under approved protocols.
Legislative Description
Improve access to epinephrine
Health and Human Services : Health Care
Last Action
Concurred in Senate amendments
12/27/2018