SSB 1198 (LSB 2385XC (2) 86)

SENATE FILE _____

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

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to hospital and long-term care pharmacy practice for pneumococcal vaccines.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  HOSPITAL AND LONG-TERM CARE PHARMACY PRACTICE —— PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES —— BOARD OF PHARMACY RULES.  The board of pharmacy shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to hospital and long-term care pharmacy practices that allow, as authorized by federal law, that in addition to influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines, a written or verbal patient-specific medication administration order shall not be required prior to administration to an adult patient of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine pursuant to physician-approved hospital or facility policy and after the patient has been assessed for contraindications.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill directs the board of pharmacy to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to hospital and long-term care pharmacy practice that allow, as authorized by federal law, that in addition to influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines, a written or verbal patient-specific medication administration order shall not be required prior to administration to an adult patient of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine pursuant to physician-approved hospital or facility policy and after the patient has been assessed for contraindications.