Second Session, 44th General Assembly

49 Elizabeth II, 2000

BILL 7

AN ACT TO AMEND THE PHARMACEUTICAL
ASSOCIATION ACT, 1994

Received and Read the First Time
Second Reading
Committee
Third Reading
Royal Assent

HONOURABLE ROGER GRIMES

Minister of Health and Community Services

Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill would amend the Pharmaceutical Association Act, 1994 to provide for pharmacist participation in the prescription drug monitoring program established under the Medical Act.

The Bill would further indemnify a pharmacist who complies with a request for information under the program from liability for providing that information to the program.

 

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION ACT, 1994

Analysis

      1. S.34.1 Added
      Compliance with prescription drug monitoring program

       

        Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

SN1994 cP-12.1


1. The Pharmaceutical Association Act, 1994 is amended by adding immediately after section 34 the following:


Compliance with prescription drug monitoring program


34.1 (1) A pharmacist shall, where the Newfoundland Medical Board or a person authorized by that board requests under the prescription drug monitoring program established by section 24.16 of the Medical Act, provide the information that the Newfoundland Medical Board or a person authorized by that board requests.

(2) The information requested under subsection (1) may include but is not limited to patient records, notes, accounts and other documents kept by the pharmacist.

(3) A pharmacist who fails to comply with a request under subsection (1) is guilty of professional misconduct.

(4) An action for damages does not lie against a pharmacist solely because the pharmacist provides the information requested of him or her under subsection (1).

(5) A pharmacist is not guilty of professional misconduct solely because the pharmacist provides the information requested of him or her under subsection (1).

ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer