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Substitute Senate Bill No. 371

Public Act No. 12-207

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INJECTABLE VACCINES TO ADULTS IN PHARMACIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-633 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2012):

(a) Any person licensed as a pharmacist under part II of this chapter may administer, to an adult, [a] any vaccine, approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration [for any of the following purposes: (1) The prevention and control of influenza, (2) the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease, or (3) the prevention of herpes zoster and its sequelae] that is listed on the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Adult Immunization Schedule, provided the administration of any such vaccine is conducted pursuant to the order of a licensed health care provider and in accordance with the regulations established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

Approved June 15, 2012