SB 96 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Pharmacist administration of immunizations.

Summary
Allows a pharmacist to administer an immunization that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and approved by federal Food and Drug Administration to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met. (Current law allows a pharmacist to administer specified immunizations to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met.) Authorizes the commissioner of the Indiana department of health to remove during the legislative interim a vaccination from the list of vaccinations otherwise recommended and approved by the federal government. Provides that the commissioner's removal of the vaccination from the list is effective until the date that the general assembly adjourns sine die in the ensuing calendar year.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (H) Senate Bill (S) · 4 edits
MODERATE
SB 96 was amended to remove the requirement that immunizations must be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and to add Meningitis to the list of vaccines pharmacists can administer. The bill also updated the sponsor list and revision dates. These changes expand pharmacist authority by removing a federal approval requirement and expanding vaccine coverage.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include Meningitis as an eligible vaccine and removed the FDA approval requirement for immunizations pharmacists can administer.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that immunizations must be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, allowing pharmacists to administer vaccines based solely on CDC Advisory Committee recommendations.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Meningitis to the list of vaccines pharmacists may administer under drug orders, prescriptions, or physician protocols.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill version numbers, revision dates, and removed additional vaccine types (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Coronavirus disease) from the list.

Removed sponsor Randolph Lonnie M from the bill sponsor list.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 146: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors