THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PYLE, BAKER, BEAR, BOBACK, BRADFORD, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, CUTLER, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M.K. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KRIEGER, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSICO, METCALFE, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PERRY, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REESE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOEPEL, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, MARCH 2, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 2, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699),

entitled "An act relating to the regulation of the practice

of pharmacy, including the sales, use and distribution of

drugs and devices at retail; and amending, revising,

consolidating and repealing certain laws relating thereto,"

providing for sale of needles and syringes by pharmacists.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699),

known as the Pharmacy Act, is amended by adding a section to

read:

Section 9.5.  Sale of Needles and Syringes by Pharmacists.--

Sales of hypodermic needles and syringes shall be made by a

pharmacist or under the direct, immediate and personal

supervision of a pharmacist in accordance with the following:

(1)  Up to thirty hypodermic needles and syringes may be sold

to persons eighteen years of age or older without a

prescription.

(2)  Sales of over thirty hypodermic needles and syringes

shall be made only to persons presenting a prescription issued

by a licensed practitioner.

(3)  Sales of hypodermic needles and syringes may not be made

to persons under eighteen years of age without a prescription.

(4)  All hypodermic needles and syringes must be kept in the

prescription area of the pharmacy and must be accessible only by

pharmacists and pharmacy personnel authorized to be in the

prescription area of the pharmacy while the pharmacy is open.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.