HB 20-1065 - Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes - Colorado Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 13, 2020
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 11, 2020
- House Bill Passed
- June 9, 2020
- Introduced
- Jan. 8, 2020
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Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes
Signed by Governor Jared Polis
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes pharmacists to sell nonprescription syringes, among other provisions.
Highlights:
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Requires a carrier that provides opiate antagonists shall reimburse a hospital for the hospital’s cost of an opiate antagonist if the hospital gives a covered person an opiate antagonist upon discharge from the hospital (Sec. 1).
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Requires a pharmacist who dispenses a prescription order for a prescription drug that is an opioid shall notify the individual about the availability of an opioid antagonist at no cost when it is believed the individual would benefit from the notification (Sec. 2 & 8).
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Authorizes a pharmacy or pharmacist technician to sell nonprescription syringes or needles to any individual (Secs. 3 & 6).
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Authorizes nonprofit organizations with experience operating a clean syringe exchange program or health facility to operate a clean syringe exchange program without prior board approval (Sec. 7).
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Requires each nonprofit organization and health care facility that operates a clean syringe program to annually report to the state department specifying the nonprofit organizations or health facility’s number of syringe access episodes in the previous year and the number of used syringes collected by the nonprofit organization or health facility (Sec. 7).
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes pharmacists to sell nonprescription syringes, among other provisions.
Highlights:
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Requires a carrier that provides opiate antagonists shall reimburse a hospital for the hospital’s cost of an opiate antagonist if the hospital gives a covered person an opiate antagonist upon discharge from the hospital (Sec. 1).
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Requires a pharmacist who dispenses a prescription order for a prescription drug that is an opioid shall notify the individual about the availability of an opioid antagonist at no cost when it is believed the individual would benefit from the notification (Sec. 2 & 8).
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Authorizes a pharmacy or pharmacist technician to sell nonprescription syringes or needles to any individual (Secs. 3 & 6).
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Authorizes nonprofit organizations with experience operating a clean syringe exchange program or health facility to operate a clean syringe exchange program without prior board approval (Sec. 7).
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Requires each nonprofit organization and health care facility that operates a clean syringe program to annually report to the state department specifying the nonprofit organizations or health facility’s number of syringe access episodes in the previous year and the number of used syringes collected by the nonprofit organization or health facility (Sec. 7).
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Sell Nonprescription Syringes
- KC Becker (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Yadira Caraveo (CO - D)
- Jessie Danielson (CO - D)
- Monica Duran (CO - D)
- Daneya Leigh Esgar (CO - D)
- Joann Ginal (CO - D)
- Julie Gonzales (CO - D)
- Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (CO - D)
- Matt Gray (CO - D)
- Edie Hooton (CO - D)
- Dominique Jackson (CO - D)
- Cathy Kipp (CO - D)
- Sanford E. 'Pete' Lee (CO - D)
- Sonya Jaquez Lewis (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Susan Lontine (CO - D)
- Julie McCluskie (CO - D)
- Dafna Michaelson Jenet (CO - D)
- Dominick Moreno (CO - D)
- Kyle Mullica (CO - D)
- Brittany Pettersen (CO - D)
- Kevin Priola (CO - R)
- Jonathan Singer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Emily Lipp Sirota (CO - D)
- Tammy Story (CO - D)
- Brianna Titone (CO - D)
- Alex Valdez (CO - D)
- Donald E. 'Don' Valdez (CO - D)
- Faith Winter (CO - D)
- Mary Young (CO - D)