October 18, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Stahl, Vander Veen, Caswell, Elsenheimer, Shaffer, Brandenburg, Huizenga, Meyer, Moore, Newell, Green, Pastor, Emmons, Robertson, Marleau, Gosselin, Hoogendyk, Hildenbrand, Sheen, Sheltrown, Stakoe, Palmer, Farhat, Hummel, Drolet, Casperson, LaJoy, Kooiman, Hansen, Mortimer, Taub, Moolenaar, Mayes, Van Regenmorter, Baxter, Brown, Pavlov and Wenke and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 17760.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 17760. (1) Emergency contraception shall only be
dispensed as a prescription drug and under the control of a
licensed pharmacist or prescriber. The licensed pharmacist or
prescriber who dispenses the emergency contraception shall maintain
the same records for the dispensing of the emergency contraception
as required for the dispensing of prescription drugs.
(2) As used in this section, "emergency contraception" means a
medication or combination of medications approved by the federal
food and drug administration taken or used after sexual intercourse
for the prevention of pregnancy by preventing ovulation,
fertilization of an egg, or implantation of an egg in a uterus.