H96 - Allow Pharmacists to Admin. Injectable Drugs. (SL 2021-110)

Overview: S.L. 2021-110 expands the number of vaccines and medications that immunizing pharmacists are allowed to administer, requires the State Health Director to issue a standing order prescribing those medications, authorizes the Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules, and requires parents to provide written consent before a vaccine approved under an Emergency Use Authorization is administered to a minor.

The provisions of the act allowing the administration of testosterone and B12 injections and directing the Boards to adopt rules became effective October 1, 2021. Most of the remaining provisions relating to the ability of immunizing pharmacists to administer medications became effective February 1, 2022, but the provisions allowing them to administer the COVID-19 or influenza vaccine to minors became effective September 1, 2021. The remainder of the act, including the parental consent for vaccines authorized under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), became effective August 20, 2021.