SF 2548

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/21/2016 11:55am

A bill for an act
relating to health; allowing pharmacists to dispense a 90-day supply of a
prescription drug under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes
2014, section 151.21, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 151.21, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Extended supply. new text end

new text begin (a) After a patient has obtained an initial 30-day
supply of a prescription drug, and the patient returns to the pharmacy to obtain a refill, a
pharmacist may dispense up to a 90-day supply of that prescription drug to the patient
when the following requirements are met:
new text end

new text begin (1) the total quantity of dosage units dispensed by the pharmacist does not exceed
the total quantity of dosage units of the remaining refills authorized by the prescriber; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the pharmacist is exercising the pharmacist's professional judgment.
new text end

new text begin (b) The initial 30-day supply requirement in paragraph (a) is not required if the
prescription has previously been filled with a 90-day supply.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a pharmacist may not exceed the number of
dosage units authorized by a prescriber for an initial prescription or subsequent refills if:
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new text begin (1) the prescriber has specified on the prescription that, due to medical necessity, the
pharmacist may not exceed the number of dosage units identified on the prescription; or
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new text begin (2) the prescription drug is a controlled substance, as defined in section 152.01,
subdivision 4.
new text end