Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session
Relating to: dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate, drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis.
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- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill exempts persons dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate, drugs,
or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to a patient with
end-stage renal disease from being required to obtain a pharmacist license. The
exemption granted under the bill is subject to certain requirements, as detailed in
the bill, including the following: 1) the dialysate, drugs, or devices are delivered in
their original, sealed packaging from the manufacturing facility; 2) dispensing
occurs only based on receipt of a prescription order issued by a licensed physician;
and 3) delivery is made only to a patient with end-stage renal disease, the patient's
designee, or a health care provider for administration or delivery to a patient.
Sponsors
Full history
- Mar 22, 2018 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Rohrkaste and Brostoff
- Mar 22, 2018 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 22, 2018 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1