Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. This act must be known and may be cited as the "Pharmacist Safety Act".
SECTION 2. Chapter 43, Title 40 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 40-43-120.
(A) A pharmacy, other than an
institutional pharmacy where critical patient care is provided,
shall provide a thirty-minute rest break to pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians who are working a twelve-hour shift in the
pharmacy, which the pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall take
during the shift at a time determined by the pharmacist or
pharmacy technician, respectively. During a rest break, the
pharmacist or pharmacy technician may not engage in the
preparing, compounding, or dispensing of medicine. A rest break
may not be taken at the beginning or end of a twelve-hour
shift.
(B) The provisions of
this section apply notwithstanding another provision of
law."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.