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Committee advances bill allowing pharmacists to administer certain controlled medications and receive separate reimbursement for administration
Summary
Senators heard SB 250 to clarify pharmacist authority under controlled-substance law, allow pharmacists to administer monthly medication-assisted therapy injections, and add reimbursement for administration services; committee later adopted a reimbursement amendment and moved the bill as amended.
Senators heard testimony on Senate Bill 250, a measure to clarify pharmacist authority under New Hampshire controlled-substance law and to allow pharmacists to administer certain controlled medications, including monthly medication-assisted therapy injections.
"The goal here is to reduce ambiguity in what a pharmacist is permitted to do," sponsor Sen. David Roescher said, arguing the controlled-substance chapter omits the word "administer" found elsewhere in pharmacy law.
Roescher said allowing pharmacists to administer some…
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