Health and Human Services Committee - Room 1510

I am Senator john fredrickson representing legislative district 20, and I serve as vice chair of the Committee. The Committee will take up the bills in the order posted this public hearing. Today is your opportunity to be part of the legislative process and to express your position on the proposed legislation before us. If you're planning to testify today, please fill out one of the green testifier sheets that are on the table at the back of the room. Please be sure to print clearly and fill it out completely. Please move to the front row to be ready to testify. When it is your turn to come forward, give the testifier sheet to the page. If you do not wish to testify but would like to indicate your position on the bill, there are also yellow sign in sheets back on the table for each bill. These sheets will be included as an exhibit in the official hearing record. When you come up to testify, please speak clearly into the microphone. Tell us your name and spell your first and last name to ensure we get an accurate record. We will begin each bill hearing today with the introducers opening statement, followed by proponents of the bill, then opponents, and finally by anyone speaking in the neutral capacity. We will finish with a closing statement by the introducer if they wish to give one. We will be using a three minute light system for all testifiers. When you begin your testimony, the light on the table will be green. When the light. When the yellow light comes on. You have one minute remaining and the red light indicates your time has finished. Questions from the Committee may follow, which do not count against your time. Also, Committee members may come and go during the hearing. This has nothing to do with the importance of the bill being heard. It is just part of the process. As senators may have bills to introduce in other committees. A few final items to facilitate today's hearing. If you have handouts or copies of your testimony, please bring up at least 12 copies and give them to a page. Please note that thumb drives cds, dvds, oversize documents, books, lists of signatures, and similar items will not be accepted as exhibits for the record. Props, charts, or other visual aids cannot be used simply because they cannot be transcribed. Please silence or turn off your cell phones. Verbal outbursts or applauses are not permitted in the hearing room. Such behavior may be cause for you to be asked to leave the hearing. Finally, Committee procedures for all Committee state that written position. Comments on a bill to be included in the record must be submitted by 8 a.m. On the day of the hearing. The only acceptable method of submission is via the Legislature's website at Nebraska Legislature.gov.

My name is strommen gaertig. I study political science and I'm a senior at uno. Today's agenda is posted outside the hearing room. With that, we'll begin today's hearing with amendment 2642 to LB 912. Good afternoon. My fredrickson and members of the health and human services Committee. For the record, my name is adam, spelled t u r n e r a d a m s. I need a legislative aide to state Senator harry dekay, who represents 40 in northeast Nebraska. I'm here on behalf of santiago. You could use a m 2642 to LB 9:12 a.m. 2642 would add into lb. 912. The provisions of LB 7966 bill was amended by AM 2328 LB 796, as amended by AM 2328 was brought to this Committee to address an issue that arose between dhhs and rulo pharmacy in case district regarding the authority of such pharmacy to prevent patients to pick up their prescriptions in person at a third party health care facility such as a hospital. Specifically, AM 2642 will clarify that individuals who are employed by a third party healthcare facility will dispense drugs and devices for delivery from a pharmacy to be picked up by a patient or caregiver, as requested by the patient, are not considered to be engaging in the practice of pharmacy if the following specific criteria are met, a the drug or device has been prepaid by the patient or caregiver. B the dispensing pharmacist has approved patient counseling either prior to or at the time of dispensing. C the drug or device is one maintained in the packaging as received from the dispensing pharmacy and stored in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, and two kept in a separate area from other drugs and devices held by the healthcare facility, such as possibly in a clearly designated secure cabinet or fridge. D the device being delivered is not a controlled substance. E the drug or device is not picked up within 30 days after delivery is donated or destroyed by the healthcare facility, or returned to the pharmacy and is not eligible for a refund of any amount paid. F the healthcare facility has implemented a written policy relating to the donation or destruction of a drug or device that is not picked up by a patient or caregiver within 30 days after the delivery of the facility and g. The healthcare facility maintains documentation of the delivery of a device under this subsection, including the date received, the name of the pharmacy, the name of the patient, the signature and printing name of the individual picking up the device, the date it was picked up, and the date of donation destruction, or return to a pharmacy.

My name is ryan mcintosh, r y a n m c I n t o s h, and I appear before you today on behalf of the Nebraska pharmacists association to testify in support of. AM 2642. Being handed out right now is the exact same handout I gave you on the hearing on LB 796. Any opportunity I can to get in front of this Committee and talk about the growing pharmacy desert in Nebraska, I will do so. This may seem like a very small measure or insignificant, but this is a huge issue for people in the communities across Nebraska like lynch that can be several hours away from the nearest pharmacy. So we appreciate the tireless work of turner on this bill. And Senator dekay, as well as the collaboration of the department of health and human services, and getting this to where it is to hopefully be an easy amendment to put on to lb. 912 on select file. I thank you for your time and attention, and I'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank you for your testimony. Other questions from the Committee seeing none, thank you for being here. Other proponents. Seeing none. Is there anyone here to testify in the opposition? Seeing none, is there anyone here to testify in the neutral capacity? Welcome. Thank you. Good afternoon, vice chair fredrickson and members of the health and human services Committee. My name is doctor timothy tesmer t I'm o t h y t e s m e r, and I am the chief medical officer of the state of Nebraska, working within the division of public health in the department of health and human services, dhhs. I'm here to testify in a neutral capacity for AM 2642 to LB 9:12 a.m. 2642. Increases prescription accessibility for Nebraska consumers and their caregivers by allowing them to pick up certain drugs or devices from a consenting health care facility, rather than requiring them to drive a distance to their nearest pharmacy. The language maintains health and safety guardrails. The department appreciates. Senator dix dekay bringing this issue to our attention last fall and taking our feedback into consideration when crafting a solution. Thank you for your time. I would be happy to answer any questions on this amendment. Thank you for your testimony. Are there questions from the Committee? Seeing none, thank you for being here. Thank you. Anyone else here to testify in the neutral capacity? Seeing none, we had no online comments for AM 2642 to lb