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Senate committee advances pharmacy‑immunization bill with amendments to limit technician authority and add reporting
Summary
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee released S1981 (and companion A1899) as amended to make permanent pandemic‑era immunization authorities for pharmacists and to permit certain pharmacy technicians under defined conditions, while tightening reporting and limiting technician medication administration to immunization‑related or emergency contexts.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced legislation to expand and codify pharmacy authority to deliver vaccines, including COVID‑19 and influenza shots, adopting committee amendments that narrow some technician authorities and add reporting requirements.
Chairman Vitale introduced Senate Bill S1981, which would amend the Pharmacy Practice Act to make permanent several pandemic‑era changes that allowed pharmacists to administer COVID‑19 vaccines and authorized trained pharmacy technicians to provide immunizations under supervision. Opponents at the hearing, including Maria Quigley of NJ Stands Up, urged withdrawal of…
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