DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS                                                        S.B. 360 (S-1):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 360 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Margaret E. O'Brien

Committee:  Health Policy

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Public Health Code to allow a pharmacist to dispense additional quantities of a prescription drug up to the amount authorized on an original prescription.

Specifically, if after consulting with a patient, a pharmacist determined in the exercise of his or her professional judgment that dispensing additional quantities of a prescription drug was appropriate for the patient, the pharmacist could dispense, at one time, additional quantities of the prescription drug up to the total number of dosage units authorized by the prescriber on the original prescription for the patient and any refills for the prescription. Except for a controlled substance included in Schedule 5 that did not contain an opioid, this provision would not apply to a prescription for a controlled substance.

MCL 333.17751                                                       Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  6-8-17                                                       Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.