Telepharmacy-amendments.

ORIGINAL
Senate
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0062

ENROLLED ACT NO. 49,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to the practice of pharmacy; amending provisions related to the practice of telepharmacy; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 33
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24
‑
101(
b)(ii) and 33
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24
‑
156
(a), (b)(i)
,
(ii)
,
by creating a new paragraph (vi)
, (c) and by creating a new subsection (d)
are amended to read:

33
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24
‑
101
.

Short title; definitions.

(b)

As used in this act:

(ii)

"Telepharmacy" means a site

located within a medical clinic or community health cente
r
where prescription drugs are stored and dispensed

that is remote from but under the active control and supervision of a

parent pharmacy and a
licensed pharmacist
,
and that is
staffed during hours of operation by a certified pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy inter
n
subject to the requirements of W.S. 33
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24
‑
156
;

33
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24
‑
156
.

Telepharmacy practice authorized.

(a)

The board pursuant to its rules and regulations may authorize a
licensed

resident

pharmacy
licensee

to store and dispense prescription drugs as provided in subsection (b) of this section through a telepharmacy located at a site at least
twenty
‑
five (25)
ten (10)

miles from a licensed pharmacy
.

except
this ten (10) mile restriction does not apply:

(i)

In counties with a city of fifty thousand (50,000) or more persons as shown in the most recent federal census; or

(ii)

To any facility owned or leased by the state or any subdivision of the state; or

(iii)

To any facility located in a hospital or clinic setting.

(b)

Telepharmacies shall include the following minimum features:

(i)

Storage, security and dispensing of prescription drugs
in unit of issue packages or through a mechanical system which dispenses tablets or capsules from an enclosed and lockable cabinet directly into a prescription vial and prints and applies a prescription label to the vial;

only:

(A)

In unit of issue packages;

(B)

Through a system which dispenses tablets or capsules from an enclosed and lockable cabinet directly into a prescription vial and prints and applies a prescription label to the vial; or

(C)

By manually dispensing tablets, capsules or liquids from a stock bottle into a prescription vial and affixing a prescription label to the vial.

(ii)

Connection by a secure communication system to the parent pharmacy, with the capability of live video and audio communication with a
registere
d
licensed

pharmacist at the parent pharmacy during hours of operation;

(vi)

Telepharmacies
shall be supervised by a parent pharmacy and a licensed pharmacist and shall be staffed during hours of operation by a
licensed pharmacist,
certified pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy intern.

(c)

A telepharmacy system operated as provided in this act and in accord with rules and regulations of the board is deemed to be operated under the charge of a
registere
d
licensed
pharmacist for purposes of W.S. 33
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24
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113(
b).
A pharmacist may not serve as a pharmacist in charge for more than one (1) telepharmacy at any one time.

(d)

A
licensed
pharmacist
who supervises a telepharmacy shall
complete
an inspection of the telepharmacy
at a frequency specified by the board of pharmacy
.
Inspection criteria
shall be developed by the state board of pharmacy and all inspection criteria shall be
included in the policies and procedures
applicable to each telepharmacy site
.
I
nspection reports
shall be prepared pursuant to standards adopted by the board of pharmacy and shall be maintained by each telepharmacy
until the next state board of pharmacy inspection.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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