PRINTER'S NO. 713
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
626
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY McGARRIGLE, SCARNATI, VULAKOVICH, YAW, MENSCH,
RAFFERTY, ARGALL, YUDICHAK AND WARD, APRIL 18, 2017
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
APRIL 18, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699),
entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice
of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of
drugs and devices at retail; and amending, revising,
consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto,"
further providing for authority to administer injectable
medications, biologicals and immunizations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9.2 of the act of September 27, 1961
(P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, amended June 26,
2015 (P.L.29, No.8), is amended to read:
Section 9.2. Authority to Administer Injectable Medications,
Biologicals and Immunizations.--(a) The board shall by
regulation establish education and training standards and
practice guidelines pursuant to which pharmacists shall be
authorized to administer injectable medications, biologicals and
immunizations to persons who are more than [eighteen] nine years
of age [and influenza immunizations] by injectable or needle-
free delivery methods [to persons nine years of age and older].
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