08 LC 33
2329
House
Bill 1042
By:
Representatives Cooper of the
41st,
Wilkinson of the
52nd,
Rynders of the
152nd,
Maddox of the
172nd,
Dickson of the
6th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to prohibit a pharmacist from
engaging in drug product selection or substitution for a patient undergoing
immunosuppressive therapy to prevent transplant rejection without prior consent
of the patient and prescribing physician; to provide for related matters; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to prescription drugs, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"26-4-91.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a pharmacist shall not engage in drug product
selection or substitution of any pharmaceutical or biological entity that is
prescribed as part of immunosuppressive therapy for a patient that has received
an organ or tissue transplant to inhibit or prevent immune system activity that
might increase the probability of the rejection of such transplanted organs or
tissues without first obtaining the consent of the patient and of the
prescribing physician."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.