House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

GS 90-85.28, as amended in the 1st edition, requires in subsection (b2) that a pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee communicate to the prescriber the product name and manufacturer of the specific interchangeable biological product dispensed to a patient.

Amends subsection GS 90-85.28(b2) to clarify that the communication must be done by making an entry into an interoperable electronic medical records system, electronic prescribing technology, or a pharmacy record that can be electronically accessed by the provider. Adds that the communication may also be made via a pharmacy benefit management system.

Adds a new subsection (b4) to GS 90-85.28 to provide that if the state mandates electronic medical records between a pharmacist and a prescriber as described in subsection (b2), then the pharmacist is only required to communicate the biological product dispensed through an electronic medical records system when such a system is in place and the information is accessible by the prescriber.

Provides that GS 90-85.28(b2) and GS 90- 85.28(b4) expire on October 1, 2020.