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Committee gives due‑pass recommendations to three health‑care practice bills; roll calls recorded
Summary
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services issued due‑pass recommendations for three bills on medication return, medical assistant scope and pharmacist emergency administration. The committee recorded roll‑call tallies for each bill.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services gave due‑pass recommendations to three separate bills addressing medical practice and pharmacy procedures.
House Bill 24‑05: The committee recorded a due‑pass recommendation for HB 24‑05, which would allow unused portions of facility‑provided multi‑dose medications administered during a procedure to be offered to the patient at discharge if the dose was ordered at least 24 hours prior to use, is required for ongoing treatment, is properly labeled, and the patient is counselled on proper use. The committee recorded 5 ayes, 0 noes and 2 not voting and announced HB 24‑05 received a due‑pass recommendation.
House Bill 20‑25: The committee also gave HB 20‑25 a due‑pass recommendation, recorded as 5 ayes, 0 noes and 2 not voting. HB 20‑25 would allow appropriately trained medical assistants to place and remove urinary catheters under the general supervision of a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse midwife. Supporters, including Selena Bliss and Eva Turner of the Arizona Medical Association, said medical assistants have historically performed this task in practice settings and that recent guidance had disrupted services.
House Bill 26‑28: The committee gave HB 26‑28 a due‑pass recommendation, recorded as 6 ayes, 0 noes and 1 not voting. HB 26‑28 would clarify that pharmacists who are authorized to order and administer certain medications also may order and administer emergency medication to manage an acute allergic reaction to a medication administered at the pharmacy; pharmacists must make reasonable efforts to identify and notify the patient’s primary care provider within 48 hours and follow the pharmacy’s standard operating procedures. Diane McAllister of the Arizona Pharmacy Association described the bill as a clarification of authority already granted in the vaccine statute.
Clerks called the roll on each motion; the committee announced the recorded tallies and gave each of the three bills a due‑pass recommendation.
