SS SB 195 -- PRACTICE OF PHARMACY

This bill specifies that the term "practice of pharmacy" includes
the implementation of medical prescription orders and authorizes
the design and implementation of a medication therapeutic plan
defined by a specific prescription order.  Physician protocols
referring to the patient are required and cannot come from a
nurse under a collaborative agreement with a physician.

Health carriers are prohibited from requiring any physician with
whom they contract to enter into a written protocol with a
pharmacist for medication therapeutic services.  The State Board
of Registration for the Healing Arts and the State Board of
Pharmacy within the Department of Insurance, Financial
Institutions, and Professional Registration are authorized to
establish rules regulating prescription orders for medication
therapy services and the administration of flu shots.

The bill prohibits any person other than the patient or the
patient's authorized representative from accepting a dispensed
prescription order unless that person is on the premises of a
pharmacy.

The State Board of Pharmacy may establish the Well-being
Committee to aid pharmacists who suffer from illness, substance
abuse, mental illness, or physical impairments.  The board will
enter into contractual agreements with nonprofit corporations for
the purpose of creating, supporting, and maintaining the
committee.  All communications involving the licensee and the
committee are confidential and not considered a public record.

The committee may disclose information about an impaired licensee
when it is necessary to further the intervention, treatment, or
rehabilitation of the licensee; the release is authorized by the
licensee; the committee must make a report to the board; or the
information is subject to a court order.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:21 am