Pharmacy had several important victories in the 2023 Legislative Session that adjourned last week. The Legislature approved several priority pharmacy bills that are now on Governor Justice’s desk for signing. These include SB 345, which gives legislative approval for the PBM Auditing Rule pursuant to the passage of HB 4112 of last session. HB 2754 which adopts PREP Act immunization authority for both pharmacists and technicians at age 3 and deletes the long-standing prescription requirement for childhood vaccines. Lastly, SB 361, an omnibus Rules package that increases the pharmacy technician ratio from 1:4 to 1:6. The same bill also includes a final rule modernizing collaborative practice agreements to allow for population-based care.
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