DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS                                                                S.B. 360:

                                                                                  SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 360 (as introduced 5-3-17)

Sponsor:  Senator Margaret E. O'Brien

Committee:  Health Policy

Date Completed:  5-22-17

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, a pharmacist could dispense, at one time, additional quantities of a prescription drug up to the total number of dosage units authorized by the prescriber on the original prescription and any refills on the prescription, not exceeding a 90-day supply. Except for a Schedule 5 controlled substance that did not contain an opioid, this provision would not apply to a prescription for a controlled substance.

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.

MCL 333.17751                                                       Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

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

                                                                                        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.