‘Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13831, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c. 6, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
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Session - 128th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-208, Sponsored by
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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13831, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c. 6, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill and reorganizes the law that allows pharmacists to administer vaccines other than the influenza vaccine. Under the amendment, pharmacists may administer booster vaccines listed on the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended immunization schedule to a person 11 years of age or older and under 18 years of age according to a valid prescription from the person's primary care physician or nurse practitioner as long as the pharmacist notifies the prescriber of the administration within 3 business days.
This amendment also authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccines on the recommended immunization schedule to adults according to a valid prescription, treatment protocol or written standing order from an authorized practitioner in this State. This amendment retains the requirement in current law that a pharmacist may not administer a vaccine that is not on the recommended immunization schedule unless the adult seeking the vaccine has a valid prescription stating that the vaccine is medically necessary.