2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 15 - Occupations
Chapter 689 - Pharmacists; Drug Outlets; Drug Sales
Section 689.645 - Power to administer and prescribe vaccines, provide approved patient care services; rules.

(1) In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy under ORS 689.205, a pharmacist may:

(a) Administer vaccines:

(A) To persons who are seven years of age or older; or

(B) If authorized by the Governor under ORS 433.441 or the Public Health Director under ORS 433.443 or 433.444, to a person three years of age or older.

(b) Pursuant to a statewide drug therapy management protocol developed by the Oregon Health Authority and adopted by rule of the board, provide approved patient care services including smoking cessation therapy and travel health services.

(2) The board may adopt rules allowing a pharmacist to prescribe vaccines and provide patient care services under subsection (1) of this section. The rules related to the prescription of vaccines may be only as broad as necessary to enable pharmacists to enroll and participate in the Vaccines for Children Program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(3) The board is authorized to issue, to licensed pharmacists who have completed training accredited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education or a similar health authority or professional body, certificates of special competency in the prescription and administration of vaccines.

(4) The board shall adopt rules relating to the reporting of the prescription and administration of vaccines to a patient’s primary health care provider and to the Oregon Health Authority.

(5) The board shall adopt rules requiring pharmacists to establish protocols for the prescription and administration of vaccines and the provision of patient care services under subsection (1) of this section.

(6) The board shall convene a volunteer Public Health Advisory Committee consisting of no more than nine members for the purpose of advising the board in promulgating rules under this section. The committee shall consist of one representative from the Oregon Health Authority, two representatives from the Oregon Medical Board, two representatives from the Oregon State Board of Nursing and two representatives from the State Board of Pharmacy. The committee may not include more than two pharmacists other than the representatives from the State Board of Pharmacy. [1999 c.350 §3b; 2005 c.312 §1; 2009 c.250 §1; 2009 c.595 §1104; 2011 c.245 §1; 2013 c.332 §5; 2015 c.295 §1; 2015 c.362 §4]

Note: Section 15, chapter 362, Oregon Laws 2015, provides:

Sec. 15. The name of the Immunization and Vaccination Advisory Committee is changed to the Public Health Advisory Committee. The Public Health Advisory Committee is a continuation of the Immunization and Vaccination Advisory Committee.

[2015 c.362 §15]