Bill Text: AZ SB1413 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pharmacists; prescriptions; refusal; prohibition

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-27 - Senate read second time [SB1413 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2022-SB1413-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: pharmacists; prescriptions; refusal; prohibition

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

SB 1413

 

Introduced by

Senator Rogers

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 32, chapter 18, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 32-1965.01; relating to the Arizona state board of pharmacy.

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 32, chapter 18, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 32-1965.01, to read:

START_STATUTE32-1965.01. Pharmacists; refusal to fill prescription orders; unprofessional conduct

A. except as provided in section 41-1493.04, A pharmacist may not refuse to fill any valid prescription order written by any licensed health care provider.  a pharmacist's refusal to fill a valid prescription order is an act of unprofessional conduct for which the pharmacist's license may be suspended.

B. Patients have the right to try therapeutic medications of their choice in conjunction with the patient's prescribing licensed health care provider, including novel treatments to address unique medical circumstances.  A pharmacist may not refuse to fill a valid prescription order or impede or obstruct the delivery of medications to a patient.END_STATUTE