Revision: May 1, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
April 29, 2026
2026-1742h
08/09
Amendment to SB 504
Amend RSA 318:1, XIV(a)(6) as inserted by section 6 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(6) The prescribing, ordering, administering, and interpretation of laboratory tests, controlled and noncontrolled drugs, and devices in accordance with applicable state and federal law;
Amend the bill by replacing section 10 with the following:
10 Pharmacy Board; Rulemaking; Licensed Advanced Pharmacy Technicians. Amend RSA 318:5-a, XI-c(a) to read as follows:
(a) Requirements for licensure, including experience and education requirements. Any examination requirement for licensure shall be limited to the scope of practice, and such requirement shall be suspended if the board is unable to verify that the exam complies with board requirements.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 12 the following and renumbering the original section 13 to read as 14:
13 Pharmacist Administration of Vaccines. Amend RSA 318:16-b, II to read as follows:
II. A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, [or] licensed advanced pharmacy technician, or certified pharmacy technician, under the supervision of an on-site immunizing pharmacist may administer vaccines licensed by the United States Food and Drug Administration [that are recommended by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or successor organization,] to individuals 18 years of age or older as ordered by an immunizing pharmacist.
2026-1742h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Authorizes the dispensing of up to a 30-day supply of noncontrolled oral anti-cancer medication by a licensed health care professional legally authorized to prescribe and administer medications to a patient under a provider's care or supervision subject to certain conditions.
II. Amends the display requirements for certain licenses and permits.
III. Authorizes licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to engage in remote processing.
IV. Removes the requirement that a pharmacist's name or initials be on a label affixed to any controlled drug or prescription issued.
V. Amends the definition of the "practice of pharmacy."
VI. Removes certain authority of the board of pharmacy with respect to the regulation of collaborative pharmacy practice agreements.
VII. Limits any examination requirement for licensure as an advanced pharmacy technician to scope of practice.
VIII. Prohibits the pharmacy board from testing applicants on pharmacy jurisprudence or law.
IX. Allows supervised certified pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines, and eliminates a requirement that vaccines be recommended by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices before being administered by pharmacists, pharmacy interns, licensed advanced pharmacy technicians, or certified pharmacy technicians.