00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 380                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the prescription and dispensation of ivermectin."                                                   
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.64.367 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
04            (e)  A physician or the chief medical officer may prescribe ivermectin by                                    
05       standing order. A standing order issued under this subsection must                                                
06                 (1)  be written and signed by a physician licensed under this chapter or                                
07       by the chief medical officer, as applicable;                                                                      
08                 (2)  specify a protocol allowing a pharmacist licensed under AS 08.80                                   
09       to dispense ivermectin under the delegated prescriptive authority of the physician or                             
10       the chief medical officer; and                                                                                    
11                 (3)  include a plan for evaluating and treating adverse events.                                         
12            (f)  An action may not be brought against a physician or the chief medical                                   
13       officer for damages resulting from the good faith standing order prescription of                                  
14       ivermectin under this (e) of this section.                                                                        
15    * Sec. 2. AS 08.64.367(d) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                              
01                 (3)  "chief medical officer" means the chief medical officer of the                                     
02       Department of Health and Social Services.                                                                         
03    * Sec. 3. AS 08.80 is amended by adding a new section to article 3 to read:                                          
04            Sec. 08.80.337. Standing order for ivermectin. (a) A pharmacist following a                                  
05       standing order issued under AS 08.64.367(e) may dispense ivermectin to a person in                                
06       this state without a prior prescription.                                                                          
07            (b)  A pharmacist following a standing order under this section may not                                      
08                 (1)  seek personal financial benefit by participating in an incentive-                                  
09       based program; or                                                                                                 
10                 (2)  accept an inducement that influences or encourages therapeutic or                                  
11       product changes or the ordering of tests or services.                                                             
12 (c)  A pharmacist shall provide each recipient of ivermectin under this section                                         
13 with a standardized information sheet written in plain language that includes                                           
14 information on the importance of follow-up care and health care referral information.                                   
15 The information sheet may not discourage the recipient from using ivermectin for the                                    
16       treatment of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).                                                                
17            (d)  An action may not be brought against a pharmacist for damages resulting                                 
18       from the good faith dispensation of ivermectin under this section.