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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Convey to the United States Food and Drug Administration Support of the Recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Regarding the Sale of Over-the-counter Oral Contraceptives’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Development of policy regarding safe sale of over-the-counter oral contraceptives. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Maine Board of Pharmacy, shall develop a plan to ensure the safety of consumers, including specialized education of pharmacists in the provision of oral hormonal contraceptive methods, in the event that the United States Food and Drug Administration adopts the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists regarding the sale of over-the-counter oral contraceptives. The department shall communicate support for the sale of over-the-counter oral contraceptives to the United States Food and Drug Administration.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Maine Board of Pharmacy, to develop a plan to ensure the safety of consumers if the United States Food and Drug Administration adopts the recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists regarding the sale of over-the-counter oral contraceptives. The department is required to convey support to the United States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of over-the-counter oral contraceptives.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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