The Board of Pharmacy has given Notice of Proposed Rule-Making. The Board will be hearing public comments on August 1 at 8:30 am online or in-person. These proposed set of rules are in response to several laws enacted by the 131st Legislature:

  1. setting standards by which a pharmacy technician may qualify to be certified to administer vaccines;
  2. repeals the 12-item limit for drug outlet vending machines;
  3. establish standards for authorizing pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer HIV prevention drugs, set adequate training requirements and protocols for when there is no prescription drug order, standing order or collaborative practice agreement; and
  4. implement requirements to increase access to birth control by making certain contraception accessible from a pharmacist.

For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.