HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 399

AMEND House Bill No. 399 by deleting lines 44 and 45 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 399 by deleting lines 44 through 48 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (7) Other emerging and existing public health threats identified by the Department of Public Health if permitted by an order, rule, or regulation. ”

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 399 by deleting lines 49 through 51 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (b) A pharmacist who orders, tests, screens, or treats health conditions under this section may use any test that may guide clinical decision making that is waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, or 51 the federal rules adopted thereunder, or any established screening procedure that is established via a statewide protocol. ”

SYNOPSIS

This amendment changes the list of conditions for which a pharmacist may order, test, screen and treat. For example, HIV has been removed from the list of conditions. This amendment also makes minor changes to the authority House Bill No. 399 provides to pharmacists to order and perform tests authorized by the FDA and CLIA-waived.