The Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs proposes the following amendment (LC-3592.WAB0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 40-43-86(CC)(2)(a) and inserting:

  (a) Pharmacists engaged in the compounding of drugs  shall operate in conformance with applicable laws regulating the practice of pharmacyin facilities permitted by the Board of Pharmacy shall operate in conformance with regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy, which shall be based upon a review of available compendia literature, medical or scientific literature, and/or practical experience in the art of compounding. The board shall:

    (i) develop these regulations based on a review of available compendia literature, medical or scientific literature, and/or practical experience in the art of compounding; and

    (ii) promulgate these regulations within eighteenth months after the effective date of this section.

    (iii) Until regulations are promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy as provided in this subitem, compounding pharmacies shall comply with the compounding standards in the State in use on the effective date of this subitem as outlined in the Non-Sterile Compounding Pharmacy and Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Inspection Forms in use on the effective date of this subitem as published by the Board of Pharmacy, unless the Pharmacy is held to a higher standard of another body such as an accrediting body.