NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/9/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1290
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Becker, Coram, Court, Sonnenberg, Vigil,
      Fischer, Ginal, Hullinghorst, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Mitsch Bush,
      Primavera, Schafer, Singer, Tyler, Young, McLachlan, Rosenthal, Ryden;
      also SENATOR(S) Roberts, Aguilar, Cadman, Crowder, Guzman, Heath,
      Herpin, Jahn, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King, Newell, Nicholson, Rivera,
      Schwartz, Tochtrop, Todd.
      
      
      Concerning an addition to the definition of "other outlet" to
           enable the operation of a remotely located telepharmacy
           outlet.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-42.5-102, amend
      (39); and add (25) (c) and (40.5) as follows:
      
           12-42.5-102.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context
      otherwise requires or the term is otherwise defined in another part of this
      article:
      
           (25)  "Other outlet" means:
      
           (c)  A telepharmacy outlet.
      
           (39)  "Supervision" means that a licensed pharmacist is on the
      location and readily available to consult with and assist unlicensed
      personnel performing tasks described in paragraph (b) of subsection (31)
      of this section. If the unlicensed person is a pharmacy technician
      located at a registered telepharmacy outlet, the licensed
      pharmacist need not be physically present at the telepharmacy
      outlet as long as the licensed pharmacist is connected to the
      telepharmacy outlet via computer link, videolink, and audiolink,
      or via other telecommunication equipment of equivalent
      functionality, and is readily available to consult with and assist
      the pharmacy technician in performing tasks described in
      paragraph (b) of subsection (31) of this section.
      
           (40.5) (a)  "Telepharmacy outlet" means a remote pharmacy
      site that:
      
           (I)  Is registered as an other outlet under this article;
      
           (II)  At the time of registration, is located more than
      twenty miles from the nearest prescription drug outlet and from
      any other telepharmacy outlet registered under this article;
      
           (III)  Is connected via computer link, videolink, and
      audiolink, or via other functionally equivalent
      telecommunication equipment, with a central pharmacy that is
      registered under this article; and
      
           (IV)  Has a pharmacy technician on site who, under the
      remote supervision of a licensed pharmacist located at the
      central pharmacy, performs the tasks described in paragraph (b)
      of subsection (31) of this section.
      
           (b)  The board may adopt rules as necessary to specify
      additional criteria for a telepharmacy outlet that the board
      deems necessary.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      6, 2014, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2014); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Mark Ferrandino                        Morgan Carroll
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO