Wyoming Pharmacy Act Amendments
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Bill Summary - 26LSO-0147 Bill No.: SF0121 Effective: Multiple Dates LSO No.: 26LSO-0147 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0065 Chapter No.: 103 Prime Sponsor: Dockstader Catch Title: Wyoming Pharmacy Act amendments. Has Report: No Subject: Expands the Wyoming Pharmacy Act's scope of practice. Summary/Major Elements: This act creates a definition of practice of pharmacy, which includes interpreting, evaluating, compounding, dispensing or administering medical orders or prescriptions, providing patient counseling, assessing patients, initiating or providing pharmacist care services, using methods to improve patient safety and engaging in collaborative pharmaceutical care. Regarding collaborative pharmaceutical care, the act provides that no pharmacist shall be required to participate and collaborative pharmaceutical care shall be governed by Board of Pharmacy rules. The Board of Pharmacy is required to promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Public statements
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R · S16
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it was vetted and approved by pharmacy and medical professionals, allows pharmacists to prescribe certain devices and antibiotics, empowers the board of pharmacy to create rules, and improves healthcare access.
R · S01
Why they voted this way
The speaker supports the bill because it was vetted and approved by pharmacy and medical professionals after removing a controversial vaccination age provision. They argue the remaining measures empower pharmacists to prescribe certain devices and antibiotics while improving healthcare access.
R · S14
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill due to concerns about adverse reactions in children receiving vaccines, particularly in remote communities lacking doctors or hospitals.
R · S16
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill as it represents a consensus agreement reached with pharmacies and medical experts after extensive deliberation on vaccine administration standards.
R · S23
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the measure by highlighting existing language in the bill that allows pharmacists to opt out of administering immunizations if they are uncomfortable doing so.
R · S06
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because it encourages vaccines for younger children and appears to further regulate employers.
R · S31
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports aligning state law with federal regulations to allow pharmacists, especially in rural areas, to utilize their full scope of training for administering vaccines.
R · S16
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill because it improves healthcare access in rural Wyoming by allowing pharmacists to prescribe certain medications and provide vaccinations, thereby filling provider shortages.
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Failed 2nd reading by Representative Larsen, L
Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee
Adopted Standing Committee by Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee