Revision: July 8, 2021, 1:23 p.m.
July 6, 2021
2021-2057-EBA
04/08
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 479
The Committee on Enrolled Bills to which was referred HB 479
AN ACT relative to pharmacist provider status, nicotine cessation therapy, and pharmacy benefit manager requirements.
Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.
FOR THE COMMITTEE
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Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 479
This enrolled bill amendment renumbers a paragraph to avoid a conflict with current law as inserted by SB57 of the 2021 regular legislative session.
Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 479
Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:
3 New Paragraph; Pharmacists and Pharmacies; Definitions. Amend RSA 318:1 by inserting after paragraph XXXV the following new paragraph:
XXXVI. “Nicotine cessation therapy” means medications which the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies as available by prescription or without a prescription for the purpose of nicotine cessation.