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Senate panel backs bill to let chiropractors ‘prescribe’ limited medicines to obtain them from pharmacies
Summary
The Senate Health & Welfare Committee voted to send RS 33128 to print; the draft adds the word “prescribe” to Idaho Code § 54-716 to enable chiropractors to purchase certain listed prescription drugs (vitamins, minerals, fluids) from pharmacies that have resisted supplying them.
Senator Anthon presented RS 33128 to the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on Feb. 3, 2026, saying the draft adds the word "prescribe" to Idaho Code § 54-716 so chiropractors can purchase the prescription drugs listed in that section. The change is limited, according to the bill description, to substances identified there—"vitamins, minerals, and fluids."
Senator Harris moved to send the request to print and Senator Shippy seconded; the motion carried by voice vote. Committee members did not record further debate in the minutes. The action was procedural: the committee approved printing the draft for potential bill introduction rather than adopting final statutory language.
