2020 Senate Bill 920

Senate Roll Call 485: Passed

To revise some of the legal restrictions on what pharmacists may and may not do in their practices until March 31, 2021. Among other things the bill would allow dispensing an emergency refill of up to a 60-day supply of a prescription drug other than a controlled substance; operating temporarily at a remote location; dispensing drugs as needed to treat an individual with COVID-19; substituting a therapeutically equivalent drug for a drug with a critical shortage; overseeing a pharmacy technician and other staff remotely; and allowing an out-of-State pharmacy, manufacturer, or distributor licensed in another state to do business in Michigan.

37 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (22 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (15 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)