Senate Study Bill 1082 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY CHAIRPERSON RAGAN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to vaccine administration by licensed 1 pharmacists. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1918SC (4) 85 ad/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 155A.44 Vaccine administration. 1 1. In accordance with rules adopted by the board, a licensed 2 pharmacist may administer vaccines pursuant to this section. 3 2. The board shall adopt rules requiring pharmacists to 4 complete training and establish protocols for the prescription 5 and administration of vaccines. The rules shall allow a 6 licensed pharmacist who has completed the required training 7 to administer vaccines in accordance with the rules of the 8 board. The board may adopt rules relating to the reporting of 9 the administration of vaccines to a patient’s primary health 10 care provider, primary physician, or a statewide immunization 11 registry or health information exchange. 12 3. A licensed pharmacist shall only administer the 13 following vaccines to the following age categories: 14 a. Vaccination of patients ages six through ten shall 15 be limited to vaccines or immunizations for influenza, Tdap 16 (tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis), and other emergency 17 immunizations or vaccines in response to a public health 18 emergency. 19 b. Vaccination of patients ages eleven through seventeen 20 shall be limited to vaccines or immunizations for influenza, 21 Tdap (tetanus, diptheria, acellular pertussis), human papilloma 22 virus, meningococcal disease, and other emergency immunizations 23 or vaccines in response to a public health emergency. 24 c. Patients ages eighteen and older may choose to receive a 25 vaccination administered by a licensed pharmacist for any of 26 the following: 27 (1) A vaccination described in paragraph “b” . 28 (2) An immunization recommended by the United States 29 centers for disease control and prevention advisory committee 30 on immunization practices in its approved vaccination schedule 31 for adults. 32 (3) A vaccine recommended by the United States centers for 33 disease control and prevention for international travel. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -1- LSB 1918SC (4) 85 ad/nh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ This bill allows licensed pharmacists to administer 1 vaccines. The bill provides that the board of pharmacy must 2 adopt rules requiring pharmacists to complete training and 3 establish protocols for the prescription and administration of 4 vaccines. The rules shall allow a licensed pharmacist who has 5 completed required training to administer vaccines as provided 6 by rule. The bill also allows the board to adopt rules about 7 the reporting of vaccine administration to a patient’s primary 8 health care provider, primary physician, or a statewide 9 immunization registry or health information exchange. 10 A licensed pharmacist allowed to administer vaccines 11 under the bill is limited to specific vaccines for certain 12 age groups. A licensed pharmacist may administer vaccines 13 or immunizations for influenza, Tdap (tetanus, diptheria, 14 acellular pertussis), and emergency immunizations or vaccines 15 in response to a public health emergency for patients aged 6 16 through 10. A licensed pharmacist may administer immunizations 17 or vaccines for influenza, Tdap, human papilloma virus (HPV), 18 meningococcal disease, and emergency immunizations or vaccines 19 in response to a public health emergency for patients aged 20 11 through 17. A patient aged 18 or older may choose to 21 receive an immunization or vaccine from a licensed pharmacist 22 for influenza, Tdap, HPV, meningococcal disease, a vaccine 23 or immunization in response to a public health emergency, 24 an immunization recommended by the United States centers 25 for disease control and prevention advisory committee on 26 immunization practices in its approved vaccination schedule for 27 adults, or vaccines recommended by the United States centers 28 for disease control and prevention for international travel. 29 -2- LSB 1918SC (4) 85 ad/nh 2/ 2