AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FOOD, DRUGS AND MEDICAL DEVICES.
To: (1) Provide that certain information received by the Department of Consumer Protection, Commission of Pharmacy or Department of Public Health shall not be publicly disclosed in a manner that would enable any person to identify certain individuals or institutions; (2) eliminate the requirement that certain flavoring agents used in food or drugs meet United States Pharmacopeia standards; (3) allow drug wholesalers to electronically order schedule II controlled substances through the Drug Enforcement Agency's Controlled Substance Ordering System; (4) eliminate the requirement that an official order for a schedule I or II controlled substance be signed in triplicate; (5) redefine "long-term care pharmacy" to include a pharmacy that is registered as a nonresident pharmacy; (6) define "medical device"; and (7) authorize a hospital pharmacy, pharmacy or registrant to, upon declaration of an emergency, with prior approval of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and subject to certain conditions, transfer or distribute medical devices.
Introduced by:
General Law Committee
