26 States Pass Rx-Related Bills

As of December ‘22, 44 pharmacist-related bills in 26 states had passed their respective legislatures and were signed into law. Below are highlights of laws enacted:

• Granted or expanded authority to pharmacists and/or technicians to administer vaccines, other injectables and/ or emergency medications: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wyoming.

• Implemented, revised and/or expanded collaborative practice authority: Arizona, Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, New York, New Hampshire, West Virginia.

• Implemented/expanded point-of-care testing and treatment authority: Alaska, Delaware, Kansas, New York.

• Granted pharmacists contraceptive prescribing authority: Massachusetts, South Carolina.

• Expanded scope/further defined pharmacists’ opioid antagonist and OUD authority: California, Delaware, Florida, Missouri.

• Expanded scope of situations in which pharmacists are designated as providers and are paid for services: Alaska, Illinois, Maryland.