SB 24-209

Senate Bill 24-209, also known as the Pharmacy Practice Act, allows pharmacy technicians and interns to refill medication in automatic packaging devices under a pharmacist's supervision. It also permits returned prescription drugs from patients or undelivered medications to be put back into stock for redispensing, provided they meet certain safety standards. This bill was signed by the governor on June 6, 2024, and will take effect on July 1, 2024. The law affects pharmacies and their operations, enhancing efficiency while maintaining patient safety.

Official Summary

The act authorizes a pharmacy technician or a pharmacy intern, under the supervision of a pharmacist, to replenish medication in a cassette device used for the automatic packaging of medication. The act also allows: A prescription drug that has been dispensed by a cassette device to be returned to the cassette device for redispensing as long as certain safety requirements are met; and A prescription drug that is dispensed but not delivered to a patient to be returned to stock and redispensed as long as it is stored in the container in which it was dispensed and maintains a label that accurately identifies its contents with respect to the original prescription label. APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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