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Committee clears bill letting pharmacists prescribe contraception and dispense up to 12 months
Summary
The committee passed House Bill 1138, which authorizes pharmacists, under a protocol with the Department of Public Health and the pharmacy board, to prescribe contraception and allow up to a 12‑month supply. Members raised questions about drug interactions and continuity of care.
Representative Camp presented House Bill 1138 to enable pharmacists to prescribe contraception under a protocol the pharmacy board and the Department of Public Health would develop. "It certainly does not mandate pharmacists prescribing contraception if they don't wish to do so, but it does enable them to do so if they so choose," Camp told the committee, saying 82 counties in the…
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