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Committee hears testimony supporting bill to expand pharmacists’ authority to give ACIP/FDA-recommended vaccines; bill held for further consideration
Summary
Senate Bill 96 would allow pharmacists to administer vaccines recommended by ACIP and approved by the FDA; testimony from the Indiana Immunization Coalition and Indiana Pharmacy Association supported the change as improving vaccine access while committee members raised questions about age, record access and specific vaccine safety concerns (e.g., m
Senate Bill 96, which would expand pharmacists’ authority to administer vaccines recommended by the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, received testimony but no final vote; the committee held the bill for further consideration.
Senator Becker, sponsor, told the committee the bill clarifies that pharmacists may administer vaccines recommended by ACIP and FDA-approved vaccines and that the state Department of Health commissioner may remove a vaccine from that list in the interim until the General Assembly acts. The senator said the measure aims to improve access in rural areas and at retail…
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