SENATE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON RAGAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to approval of pilot or demonstration research projects in the practice of pharmacy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  155A.43  Pilot or demonstration research projects —— approval.
   1.  The board may approve pilot or demonstration research projects of innovative applications in the practice of pharmacy. The board shall adopt rules and procedures for application for and approval of such projects. Any project approved by the board shall comply with the rules and procedures adopted for such projects. 
   2.  The approval of a project may include the granting of exceptions to any administrative rule under the purview of the board of pharmacy, as necessary to complete the project, for the duration of the project. 
   3.  The board shall not approve any project that includes therapeutic substitution or substitution of a medical device used in patient care, or which expands the practice of pharmacy as defined in section 155A.3.
EXPLANATION
   This bill authorizes the board of pharmacy to approve pilot or demonstration research projects of innovative applications in the practice of pharmacy. The board must adopt rules and procedures for application for and approval of such projects, and any project approved must comply with the rules and procedures adopted. The approval of a project may include the granting of exceptions to any administrative rule under the purview of the board of pharmacy necessary to complete the project for the duration of the project. The board is prohibited from approving any project that includes therapeutic substitution or substitution of a medical device used in patient care, or which expands the definition of the practice of pharmacy.