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Committee hears narrow bill to let direct primary‑care clinics have staff hand prescribed non‑controlled meds to patients
Summary
Sen. Tom McGilvray explained SB 456 would let non‑practitioner staff at direct primary‑care clinics hand dispensed, correctly labeled non‑controlled prescriptions to patients after the practitioner prepares them and ID is verified; supporters said it improves clinical efficiency, pharmacy board staff offered informational guidance and confirmed the bill excludes controlled substances.
Senator Tom McGilvray introduced Senate Bill 456, a focused change to existing direct primary care (DPC) law to permit non‑practitioner staff in a practitioner’s clinic to convey or dispense non‑controlled, FDA‑approved medications the practitioner has prepared and labeled, provided the patient’s identity is…
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