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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WHITE, BELFANTI, FREEMAN, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, MANDERINO, McILVAINE SMITH, MOUL, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, SIPTROTH AND SWANGER, MARCH 12, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 12, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), |
2 | entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice |
3 | of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of |
4 | drugs and devices at retail; and amending, revising, |
5 | consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto," |
6 | further providing for unlawful acts. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 8 of the act of September 27, 1961 |
10 | (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, is amended by |
11 | adding a clause to read: |
12 | Section 8. Unlawful Acts.--It shall be unlawful for: |
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14 | (16) Any pharmacist to exhibit, discuss or reveal any part |
15 | of the contents of any prescription, including the medication |
16 | prescribed, the name of the prescriber, the therapeutic effect |
17 | of the medication, the nature, extent or degree of illness |
18 | suffered by any patient or any medical information furnished by |
19 | the prescriber with any person other than the patient or his or |
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1 | her authorized representative, the prescriber or other licensed |
2 | practitioner then caring for the patient, another licensed |
3 | pharmacist serving the patient or a person duly authorized by |
4 | law to receive such information. This section shall not be |
5 | interpreted to interfere with legitimate peer review conducted |
6 | by a hospital, physician group practice, health maintenance |
7 | organization or other entity which is engaged in the review of |
8 | one of its licensed or credentialed providers. This section |
9 | shall also not be interpreted to prevent the sharing of |
10 | prescribing information by a pharmacist with a patient's |
11 | insurer. |
12 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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