HOUSE BILL NO. 6469

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending sections 9204 and 17707 (MCL 333.9204 and 333.17707), section 9204 as amended by 2006 PA 91 and section 17707 as amended by 2020 PA 142, and by adding section 17724.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 9204. (1) A Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a health professional other than a physician may administer an immunizing agent as long as the agent is being administered under the direction of a physician.

(2) A pharmacist may order and administer an immunizing agent in accordance with section 17724.

Sec. 17707. (1) "Parent pharmacy" means a pharmacy that operates a remote pharmacy through a telepharmacy system.

(2) "Personal charge" means the immediate physical presence of a pharmacist or dispensing prescriber.

(3) "Pharmacist" means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of pharmacy.

(4) "Pharmacist in charge" or "PIC" means the pharmacist who is designated by a pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesale distributor, or wholesale distributor-broker as its pharmacist in charge under section 17748(2).

(5) "Pharmacist intern" or "intern" means an individual who satisfactorily completes the requirements set forth in rules promulgated by the department in consultation with the board and is licensed by the board for the purpose of obtaining instruction in the practice of pharmacy from a preceptor approved by the board.

(6) "Pharmacy" means a facility or part of a facility that is licensed under this part to dispense prescription drugs or prepare prescription drugs for delivery or distribution. Pharmacy does not include the office of a dispensing prescriber or an automated device. For the purpose of a duty placed on a pharmacy under this part, "pharmacy" means the person to which the pharmacy license is issued, unless otherwise specifically provided.

(7) "Pharmacy technician" means an individual who is required to hold a health profession subfield license under this part to serve as a pharmacy technician.

(8) "Practice of pharmacy" means a health service, the clinical application of which includes the encouragement of safety and efficacy in the prescribing, dispensing, administering, and use of drugs and related articles for the prevention of illness, and the maintenance and management of health. Practice of pharmacy includes the direct or indirect provision of professional functions and services associated with the practice of pharmacy. Professional functions associated with the practice of pharmacy include the following:

(a) The interpretation and evaluation of the prescription.

(b) Drug product selection.

(c) The compounding, dispensing, safe storage, and distribution of drugs and devices.

(d) The maintenance of legally required records.

(e) Advising the prescriber and the patient as required as to contents, therapeutic action, utilization, and possible adverse reactions or interactions of drugs.

(f) Ordering and administering immunizing agents in accordance with section 17724.

Sec. 17724. (1) A pharmacist who is not acting under the direction of a physician may, without a prescription for an individual or a standing order, order an immunizing agent for and administer that immunizing agent to the individual if the immunizing agent is approved or authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration, is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or has been authorized for emergency use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Before ordering and administering an immunizing agent under this section, the pharmacist shall complete training approved by the board that is established by the American Pharmacists Association or another accredited program.

(2) A pharmacist who orders and administers an immunizing agent under this section shall comply with guidelines established by the board, in addition to any other requirement established by law, including, but not limited to, the requirements of section 9206.

(3) As used in this section, "immunizing agent" means that term as defined in section 9201.