Revise professions and occupations laws regarding dispensing of drugs
This bill amends Montana's professions and occupations laws to clarify the rules for medical practitioners dispensing drugs to their own patients. It requires practitioners who dispense medications to register with the state board of pharmacy and pay an associated fee, while allowing non-practitioner staff to deliver prepared and sealed medications to patients after verifying their identity. The law maintains that practitioners can only dispense drugs they are authorized to prescribe, with specific exceptions for emergencies, rural areas without pharmacies, and certain public health settings like family planning clinics and urban Indian clinics.
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introduced
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Nov 2024
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Introduced Nov 4, 2024
Last action Feb 24, 2025
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