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Senate hears immunization bill amendments and proposals to let pharmacists provide PrEP/PEP
Summary
Testimony on H.545 covered council membership, pharmacist and pharmacy‑technician authority, and a proposed amendment to let pharmacists prescribe and administer HIV prevention (PrEP/PEP). Nurses, infectious‑disease advocates and pharmacists described practical benefits and raised implementation questions.
The Senate Health & Welfare Committee reviewed testimony on H.545 and related amendments that would change membership of the Vermont Immunization Advisory Council, clarify pharmacy technician roles, and expand pharmacist authority for some immunizations and (in a separate amendment under consideration) HIV prevention medications.
Michelle Wade of the Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association supported the House-passed version of H.545 and urged APRN and…
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