3E Relating to health

ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH-RELATED LICENSING BOARDS

Expanding grounds for board of nursing disciplinary action; expanding grounds for board license refusal or revocation by adding conviction of a felony-level criminal sexual offense; authorizing qualified dentists to administer influenza immunizations under certain circumstances; making technical corrections for the commission on dental accreditation; modifying dental applicant requirements, waiver of examination, initial license or permit fees, duplicate license and renewal fees, portfolio audit, and dental assistant and hygienist restorative procedures authorization; modifying health licensing board compensation, certain board duties, and health professional program manager duties; modifying criminal offender exceptions; appropriating money to the boards of behavioral health and therapy, chiropractic examiners, dentistry, dietetics and nutrition practice, marriage and family therapy, medical practice, nursing home administrators, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatric medicine, psychology, social work, and veterinary medicine for member per diem payments

ARTICLE 2 - BOARD OF PHARMACY

Defining and redefining certain terms; modifying requirements for pharmacist participation in immunizations; changing the powers and duties of the board of pharmacy; providing for enforcement of violations of cease and desist orders; authorizing certain disciplinary actions; specifying certain reporting obligations, providing immunity, requiring licensee or registrant cooperation, and specifying certain judicial review requirements; modifying licensing requirements for businesses regulated by the board of pharmacy; clarifying requirements for compounding; allowing certain educational institutions to purchase legend drugs in limited circumstances; allowing certain entities to handle drugs in preparation for emergency use; clarifying the
requirement that drug manufacturers report certain payments to the board of
pharmacy; adding certain substances to the schedules for controlled
substances; appropriating money to the board of pharmacy to implement prescription monitoring program changes and for cease and desist authority costs
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