Virginia House Bill 2079 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Pharmacists; initiation of treatment; certain drugs and devices. Expands provisions governing the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices by pharmacists to allow the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs, devices, and controlled paraphernalia to persons 18 years of age or older, in accordance with protocols developed by the Board of Pharmacy in collaboration with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health, and of (i) vaccines included on the Immunization Schedule published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (ii) tuberculin purified protein derivative for tuberculosis testing; (iii) controlled substances for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus, including controlled substances prescribed for pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis pursuant to guidelines and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (iv) drugs, devices, controlled paraphernalia, and other supplies and equipment available over-the-counter, covered by the patient's health carrier when the patient's out-of-pocket cost is lower than the out-of-pocket cost to purchase an over-the-counter equivalent of the same drug, device, controlled paraphernalia, or other supplies or equipment. The bill requires any pharmacist who administers a vaccination pursuant to clause (i) to report such administration to the Virginia Immunization Information System. The bill also (a) requires the Board of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health, to establish protocols for the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs, devices, and controlled paraphernalia by pharmacists in accordance with the provisions of the bill by November 1, 2021; (b) requires the Board of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Board of Medicine, to adopt regulations within 280 days of the bill's enactment to implement the provisions of the bill; and (c) requires the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group composed of equal number of representatives of the Boards of Pharmacy and Medicine and other stakeholders to provide recommendations regarding the developing of protocols for the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of certain drugs and devices by pharmacists to persons 18 years of age or older. Pharmacists; initiation of treatment; certain drugs and devices. Expands provisions governing the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices by pharmacists to allow the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs, devices, and controlled paraphernalia to persons 18 years of age or older, in accordance with protocols developed by the Board of Pharmacy in collaboration with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health, and of (i) vaccines included on the Immunization Schedule published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (ii) tuberculin purified protein derivative for tuberculosis testing; (iii) controlled substances for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus, including controlled substances prescribed for pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis pursuant to guidelines and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (iv) drugs, devices, controlled paraphernalia, and other supplies and equipment available over-the-counter, covered by the patient's health carrier when the patient's out-of-pocket cost is lower than the out-of-pocket cost to purchase an over-the-counter equivalent of the same drug, device, controlled paraphernalia, or other supplies or equipment. The bill requires any pharmacist who administers a vaccination pursuant to clause (i) to report such administration to the Virginia Immunization Information System. The bill also (a) requires the Board of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health, to establish protocols for the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs, devices, and controlled paraphernalia by pharmacists in accordance with the provisions of the bill by November 1, 2021; (b) requires the Board of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Board of Medicine, to adopt regulations within 280 days of the bill's enactment to implement the provisions of the bill; and (c) requires the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group composed of equal number of representatives of the Boards of Pharmacy and Medicine and other stakeholders to provide recommendations regarding the developing of protocols for the initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of certain drugs and devices by pharmacists to persons 18 years of age or older.

Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices.

Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Mark Cole [R]
Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (95-Y 2-N) (Y: 95 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2021-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01	House	VOTE: Passage (95-Y 2-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N)
2021-01-29	House	Printed as engrossed 21102543D-E
2021-01-29	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2079E
2021-01-29	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-01-29	House	Read second time
2021-01-28	House	Read first time
2021-01-26	House	Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (19-Y 0-N)
2021-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
2021-01-15	House	Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102543D

HB2079 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	3300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	3303.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2079
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2079+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB2079E+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+amd+HB2079AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21102989A.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2079F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+HB2079FE122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H1202V0004+HB2079
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+H12V0075+HB2079
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+HV1319+HB2079
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S04V0130+HB2079