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Panel approves cleanup to pharmacy contraceptive law, clarifying joint protocol authority and excluding IUDs
Summary
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee reported S.477 favorably to clarify that pharmacists may dispense or administer self‑administered hormonal contraceptives under a written joint protocol without a standing order and to explicitly exclude intrauterine devices from the definition of self‑administered hormonal contraceptives.
The Medical Affairs Subcommittee reported S.477 favorably after staff and witnesses described the bill as a technical clarification to the state's pharmacy contraceptive access law.
Committee staff read communications from LLR explaining that the prior act's language had been interpreted by the State Board of Medical Examiners to require a standing order, which supporters said was not the original intent. S.477 clarifies that pharmacists may dispense or administer self‑administered hormonal contraceptives pursuant to a written joint…
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