PRINTER'S NO. 769
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
620
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, CAPPELLETTI, FONTANA, ARGALL, COLLETT,
YUDICHAK, J. WARD, SCAVELLO, PHILLIPS-HILL AND PITTMAN,
MAY 19, 2021
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 19, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
providing for COVID-19 vaccine.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 57 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER F
COVID-19 VACCINE
Sec.
5751. (Reserved).
5752. (Reserved).
5753. Local pharmacy inclusion.
§ 5751. (Reserved).
§ 5752. (Reserved).
§ 5753. Local pharmacy inclusion.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided, the
department must include at least two local pharmacies in each
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county under the jurisdiction of the department in the
implementation of the Commonwealth's COVID-19 Interim
Vaccination Plan. A pharmacy under this section must have been
approved as a COVID-19 vaccine provider and employ a certified
immunizing pharmacist.
(b) Exception.--If a county under the jurisdiction of the
department cannot comply with the requirements of subsection
(a), the department shall include any local pharmacy in a county
under subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19." The novel coronavirus as identified in the
Governor's proclamation of disaster emergency issued on March 6,
2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).
"COVID-19 Interim Vaccination Plan." Version 8.0 of the
Commonwealth's COVID-19 Interim Vaccination Plan published March
31, 2021.
"COVID-19 vaccine." A vaccine for COVID-19 that has received
emergency use authorization from the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
"Local pharmacy." A pharmacy, as defined under section 2(12)
of the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as
the Pharmacy Act, that is independent and solely owned and
operated in this Commonwealth. The term does not include a
retail chain pharmacy.
"Provider." A COVID-19 vaccine provider approved by the
Department of Health to distribute and administer COVID-19
vaccine doses in this Commonwealth.
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"Retail chain pharmacy." A pharmacy, as defined under
section 2(12) of the Pharmacy Act, operating 12 or more
pharmacies in this Commonwealth and is not independent and
solely owned and operated, or a vaccine provider contracted
through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19
Vaccination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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