Legislation & Policies That OSHP is Advocating For / Against:
List of bills/policies/initiatives listed below: Members can find more detailed information about our specific positions and copies of any of OSHP's written testimony underneath the specific page dedicated to each piece of legislation. This requires logging in to the website. Once you log in, you will see specific pages become available underneath the "Legislation Information" menu selection above. SB144 / HB73 / Duty To Report Rules Senate Bill 144: Technician Administered Vaccinations - OSHP Supports SB144 We have been heavily advocating as proponents of SB144 over the past year and are thrilled to announce that the bill has officially passed both the House and the Senate and will soon be sent to Governor DeWine for final signature. This is a big win for our organization, for our profession, and most importantly for our patients. This bill accomplishes 3 key things:
Thank you to everyone who worked to support this legislation, you are the reason this was able to move through both chambers of congress over the past few months and ensure access to immunizations for all Ohioans. OSHP is supportive of this bill and has provided proponent testimony in favor of the bill, both verbally and in writing. You can find our testimony below. Watch OSHP's Testimony and Q&A: Click Here Read OSHP's Written Testimony: OSHP Proponent Testimony - SB144 (Written Testimony) Read OSHP's Abridged Testimony: OSHP Proponent Testimony - SB144 (Verbal Testimony)House Bill 73: Require Pharmacists to Dispense Off-Label Prescriptions - OSHP Opposes HB73 House Bill 73 was sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Gross (District 45) and Rep. Mike Loychik (District 65). House bill 73 has passed the Ohio House of Representatives and will likely be introduced into the Senate in the coming months. OSHP Opposes HB73. Below is a non-partisan summary/overview of HB73 as passed by the Ohio House of Representatives:
Read more about the specifics of House Bill 73 by clicking here
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Duty To Report Rules - Public Comment to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy - OSHP Evaluating
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy recently released proposed updated to the Duty To Report rules. OSHP is working with our members and other key stakeholders to ensure that we provide feedback an comments to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy that adequately represent our members.
Please read the proposed rules by clicking here
If you have comments or feedback, feel free to send them forward to Legal@Ohioshp.org in addition to providing your comments to the Board of Pharmacy directly. OSHP's official comments are available on the members only legislative site for OSHP members to reference.