An Act To Authorize Collaborative Practice for Emergency Contraception
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1152
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: DAGGETT, RICHARDSON, BROMLEY, TURNER, BRUNO, MARRACHE, O'BRIEN, PINGREE, RECTOR

Legislative Document 
No. 1152 
S.P.376 
In Senate, March 4, 2003 
An Act To Authorize Collaborative Practice for Emergency 
Contraception 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by President DAGGETT of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative RICHARDSON of Brunswick and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BROMLEY of Cumberland, TURNER of Cumberland, Representatives: BRUNO of 
Raymond, MARRACHE of Waterville, McNEIL of Rockland, O'BRIEN of Lewiston, 
PINGREE of North Haven, RECTOR of Thomaston. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA c. 117, sub-c. 12 is enacted to read: 
SUBCHAPTER 12 
COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION 
§13821. 
Short title 
This 
subchapter 
is 
known 
and 
may 
be 
cited 
as 
"the 
Collaborative Practice for Emergency Contraception Act." 
§13822. 
Collaborative practice authorized 
Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of 
law, 
a 
licensed 
pharmacist who has completed the training required in section 
13823 
may 
initiate 
emergency 
contraception 
drug 
therapy 
in 
accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by 
the pharmacist and an authorized prescriber who is acting within 
the prescriber's scope of practice. 
§13823. 
Training required 
Prior to performing 
any procedure authorized under this 
chapter, a pharmacist must have completed a training program on 
emergency contraception, delivered by an entity authorized by a 
national council on pharmaceutical education, or another training 
program 
approved 
by 
the 
board. 
The 
training 
program 
must 
include, 
but 
is 
not 
limited 
to, 
conduct 
of 
sensitive 
communications, 
quality 
assurance, 
referral 
to 
additional 
services and documentation. 
§13824. 
Provision of standardized fact sheet required 
For 
each 
emergency 
contraception drug 
therapy initiated 
pursuant to this subchapter, the pharmacist shall provide the 
recipient 
of 
the 
emergency 
contraceptive 
drugs 
with 
a 
standardized fact sheet developed by the board that includes, but 
is not limited to, the indications for use of the drug, 
the 
appropriate method for using the drug, 
the need for medical 
follow-up and referral information, information on sexual assault 
and referral information and other appropriate information. 
§13825. 
Confidentiality 
Nothing in this subchapter affects the provisions of law 
relating to maintaining the confidentiality of medical records. 
Page I-LR0683(l) 
S~C. 2. Development of fact sheet. 
In developing the fact sheet 
required under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, 
section 
13824, the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, 
Maine Board of Pharmacy shall consult with and solicit input from 
the 
Department 
of 
Human 
Services, 
the 
American 
College 
of 
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Maine Pharmacy Association 
and 
other 
relevant 
health 
care 
organizations. 
After 
this 
consultation and review, the Maine Board of Pharmacy may use, as 
its standardized fact sheet, an existing publication developed by 
nationally recognized medical organizations. 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes 
a 
pharmacist to initiate emergency 
contraception 
drug 
therapy 
in 
accordance 
with 
standardized 
protocols 
developed 
by 
the 
pharmacist 
and 
an 
authorized 
prescriber acting within his or her scope of practice. 
The bill 
requires a pharmacist who initiates emergency contraception drug 
therapy pursuant to these provisions to provide the recipient 
wi th a standardized fact sheet developed by the Department of 
Professional and Financial Regulation, Maine Board of Pharmacy, 
in consultation with 
the 
Department 
of 
Human 
Services, 
the 
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Maine 
Pharmacy Association and other health care organizations. 
The 
bill 
also 
requires 
that 
prior 
to 
performing 
this 
procedure a pharmacist complete a specified training program.