Before the adjournment of the biennial session on May 31, legislators passed four bills NACDS and the Retail Association of Nevada promoted that expand pharmacists’ scope of practice and mandate public and private payor reimbursement for services rendered.
- SB 425 by Sen. James Settelmeyer (R) authorizes pharmacists to provide PEP/PrEP and recognizes pharmacists as health care providers mandating payment by both public & private payors.
- SB 190 by Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro (D) allows pharmacists to furnish self-administered hormonal contraceptives under BOP protocol,
- SB 229 by Sen. Julia Ratti (D) expands collaborative practice agreements and recognizes pharmacists as health care providers so they can be paid.
- AB 178 by Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy (R) authorizes payment for a fill or refill of a 30-day supply of a prescription during a declared disaster or state of emergency.
Also in Nevada, unfortunately, AB 177 by the Assistant Majority Leader Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson (D) that NACDS opposed was sent to the Governor. As originally filed, the bill required a pharmacy to provide a second prescription label on the vial in any language the patient requests. As a result of efforts by the Retail Association of Nevada (RAN), the bill was amended to require only a second label be attached to the vial translating the directions for use. RAN also negotiated liability protections to be added for both pharmacies and pharmacists who follow the rules.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.