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Committee hears bill to allow emergency medication kits in private psychiatric hospitals
Summary
Proponents said HB 2587 would let licensed private psychiatric hospitals keep pharmacist‑managed emergency medication kits (including controlled substances within limits) to treat psychiatric emergencies on site; committee members asked about safeguards, inspection costs and medication types.
The Committee on House Health and Human Services heard testimony on House Bill 2587, which would authorize licensed private psychiatric hospitals that use a pharmacist to stock and maintain an emergency medication kit for pharmaceutical emergencies.
The reviser (identified in the hearing as Carly) summarized the bill’s key provisions: an emergency medication kit may be maintained under the control of the pharmacist in charge; kits may contain controlled substances but a pharmaceutical committee must limit the types and quantities; administration must comply with the Uniform Controlled Substances Act; and the secretary and the state board of pharmacy would…
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