1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; allowing pharmacists to dispense a 90-day supply of a 
1.3 	prescription drug under certain circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 151.21, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 151.21, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 9.Extended supply. (a) After a patient has completed an initial 30-day 
1.9 	supply of a prescription drug, and the patient returns to the pharmacy to obtain a refill, a 
1.10 	pharmacist may dispense up to a 90-day supply of that prescription drug to the patient 
1.11 	when the following requirements are met:
1.12 	(1) the total quantity of dosage units dispensed by the pharmacist does not exceed 
1.13 	the total quantity of dosage units of the remaining refills authorized by the prescriber; and
1.14 	(2) the pharmacist is exercising the pharmacist's professional judgment.
1.15 	(b) The initial 30-day supply requirement in paragraph (a) is not required if the 
1.16 	prescription has previously been filled with a 90-day supply.
1.17 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a pharmacist may not exceed the number of 
1.18 	dosage units authorized by a prescriber for an initial prescription or subsequent refills if:
1.19 	(1) the prescriber has specified on the prescription that, due to medical necessity, the 
1.20 	pharmacist may not exceed the number of dosage units identified on the prescription; or
1.21 	(2) the prescription drug is a controlled substance, as defined in section 152.01, 
1.22 	subdivision 4.