H-3398.1
HOUSE BILL 2570
State of Washington
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
By Representatives Stambaugh, Robinson, Jinkins, Wylie, Muri, Graves, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Hayes, Riccelli, and Stonier
Read first time 01/10/18. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
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, 2019, the department shall establish 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.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 18.64 RCW to read as follows:
Beginning April 1, 2019, 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 electronically 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.
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