AN ACT Relating to a database of pharmacies offering vaccines and self-administered hormonal contraceptives through collaborative drug therapy agreements; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 18.64 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW to read as follows:

(1) By July 1, 2020, the department shall establish, in consultation with pharmacists and pharmacies, a searchable database available on its web site of pharmacies that have one or more pharmacists on staff with collaborative drug therapy agreements to prescribe vaccines or self-administered hormonal contraceptives. The database must include:

(a) The name and location of every pharmacy in the state with one or more pharmacists on staff that through a collaborative drug agreement prescribe:

(i) Vaccines; or

(ii) Self-administered hormonal contraceptives;

(b) A listing, by pharmacy, of the general categories and types of vaccines and self-administered hormonal contraceptives, as determined by the pharmacy quality assurance commission, that one or more pharmacists on staff at each pharmacy in (a) of this subsection are authorized to prescribe under a collaborative drug therapy agreement; and

(c) A statement that the names and locations provided are provided for information only and are subject to change.

(2) The searchable database must allow users to search by zip code and include a map function displaying the closest locations to the user based on zip code.

(3) The department shall update the database quarterly.

(4) If the department determines that a statewide association of pharmacists or pharmacies provides a publicly available database substantially similar to the requirement of this section, the department is no longer required to establish or operate the database required under subsection (1) of this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 18.64 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, beginning April 1, 2020, any pharmacy in the state with one or more pharmacists on staff that prescribe vaccines or self-administered hormonal contraceptives through a collaborative drug therapy agreement shall provide the department with the information required by section 1 of this act, as requested by the department and in a format identified by the department.

(2) This section does not apply, if the department determines that there is a substantially similar database and forgoes establishing or operating the database as provided by section 1 of this act.

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