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Senate committee approves bill letting Arkansas patients choose home delivery or local pickup of prescriptions
Summary
House Bill 18-52 would require the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy to set safety standards for prescription home delivery and prohibit pharmacies or PBMs that hold Arkansas pharmacy permits from mandating home delivery; the committee approved the bill by voice vote after no public testimony.
House Bill 18-52, carried in the Senate by Senator Rapord, would require the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules setting safe delivery standards for prescription medications and prohibit pharmacies or pharmacy-benefit managers (PBMs) that own Arkansas pharmacy permits from mandating home delivery.
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