SB 22-173 CO

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The act removes telepharmacies from the definition of "other outlet" under current law and removes the geographic restriction requiring that a telepharmacy outlet be located more than 20 miles from the nearest prescription drug outlet or another telepharmacy. The act requires telepharmacies to be registered as "prescription drug outlets", instead of other outlets, and to be located in an area of need. An "area of need" is any health facility licensed or certified by the department of public health and environment or any area where a demonstration of need is approved by the state board of pharmacy (board). A telepharmacy outlet must have a pharmacist manager and must be under the direct charge or control of the pharmacist manager or licensed pharmacist delegate who provides remote supervision to the telepharmacy outlet. The act authorizes the board to adopt limited rules to specify additional enumerated criteria to facilitate the operation of telepharmacy outlets, including, in part, the number of telepharmacy outlets that may be operated by a central pharmacy. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary
• Jim Smallwood · primary
• Shannon Bird · primary
• Hugh McKean · primary

1. Jun 8, 2022 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 25, 2022 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 25, 2022 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 25, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 11, 2022 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 11, 2022 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 10, 2022 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
8. May 10, 2022 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. May 5, 2022 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
10. May 3, 2022 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Finance · lower
11. Apr 27, 2022 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
12. Apr 27, 2022 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
13. Apr 26, 2022 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
14. Apr 26, 2022 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
15. Apr 20, 2022 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
16. Apr 4, 2022 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Finance · upper
17. Mar 23, 2022 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/08/2022) · PDF
• Final Act (05/25/2022) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/11/2022) · PDF
• Revised (05/10/2022) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/27/2022) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/26/2022) · PDF
• Introduced (03/23/2022) · PDF
• PA6 (05/10/2022) · PDF
• PA5 (05/05/2022) · PDF
• PA4 (05/04/2022) · PDF
• PA3 (04/26/2022) · PDF
• PA2 (04/21/2022) · PDF
• PA1 (04/05/2022) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF