Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed SB 2017. Effective June 17, 2021, the legislation (page 549) allows for pharmacists to order and administer vaccines listed on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Recommended Immunization Schedule, the CDC’s Health Information for International Travel or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines Licensed and Authorized in the U.S. The legislation also authorizes that, when applicable, vaccines ordered and administered must be covered and reimbursed at no less than the rate that the vaccine is reimbursed when order by a physician.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Leigh Knotts at 803-243-7207.