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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6038

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Wojahn, Kiskaddon, Kreidler, Deccio and Tanner

Read first time 3/2/87 and referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to the dispensing of legend drugs by kidney dialysis centers; adding a new section to chapter 18.64 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 69.41 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 18.64 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter shall not prevent a medicare-approved dialysis center or facility operating a medicare-approved home dialysis program from selling, delivering, possessing, or dispensing directly to its dialysis patients, in case or full shelf lots, if prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW, those legend drugs determined by the board pursuant to rule.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 69.41 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter shall not prevent a medicare-approved dialysis center or facility operating a medicare-approved home dialysis program from selling, delivering, possessing, or dispensing directly to its dialysis patients, in case or full shelf lots, if prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW, those legend drugs determined by the board pursuant to rule.