Idaho Bills

Amends, adds to, and repeals existing law to revise and modernize the Pharmacy Practice Act, including by providing for a multistate pharmacy license.

Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the transfer of legend drugs for donation to medically indigent patients.

This bill updates and modernizes the Idaho Legend Drug Donation Act in a manner that redefines and expands who can donate and who can receive donated drugs. This is in conformance with successful legislation implemented in other states

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding opioid antagonists.

Thecurrentuseofthephrase"prescriberorpharmacist"hasledsomeIdahohealthsystemstodelaynaloxone outreach programs that have become common in other states, including Utah. In such programs, health professionals (who do not traditionally have prescriptive authority) serve as opioid ambassadors, host community education events, and deliver naloxone to attendees in a position to help patients. The use of the phrase "prescriber or pharmacist" has caused some health systems to inaccurately conclude that similar programs are not possible in Idaho, and thus this change removes any doubt.