Michigan § 333.17724 - Ordering and administration of qualified immunizing agent by pharmacist; requirements and duties; promulgation of rules; exception emergency order; definitions.

(1) Subject to this section, a pharmacist may, without acting under the direction of a physician, order and administer a qualified immunizing agent to an individual who is 3 years of age or older.

(2) Before ordering or administering a qualified immunizing agent under this section, a pharmacist shall comply with all of the following:

(a) Successfully complete a training program approved under subsection (4).

(b) If the pharmacist is ordering a qualified immunizing agent for or administering a qualified immunizing agent to an individual who is less than 19 years of age and the pharmacy does not participate in the Vaccines for Children Program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, inform the individual that the individual may qualify for the Vaccines for Children Program and notify the individual of local providers that participate in the program. This subdivision does not apply if a public or private third-party payer provides coverage for the cost of ordering or administering the qualified immunizing agent to the individual.

(3) A pharmacist who administers a qualified immunizing agent under this section shall do all of the following:

(a) Comply with rules promulgated under this section in addition to any other requirement established by law.

(b) If the qualified immunizing agent is administered to an individual who is 20 years of age or older, report the administration of the qualified immunizing agent to the Michigan care improvement registry within 72 hours after administering the qualified immunizing agent in the same manner as required under section 9206 for a health care provider who is administering an immunizing agent to a child.

(4) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules to implement this section. The rules must require the training program required under this section to include a course on the administration of vaccines that is provided by an entity accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

(5) This section does not prohibit a pharmacist from ordering or administering an immunizing agent pursuant to federal law or an emergency order.

(6) As used in this section:

(a) "Immunizing agent" means that term as defined in section 9201.

(b) "Michigan care improvement registry" means the Michigan care improvement registry established under section 9207.

(c) "Qualified immunizing agent" means an immunizing agent that meets all of the following requirements:

(i) Is a vaccine that is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(ii) Is a vaccine that is approved or authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration or has been authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration.