West Virginia

Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed the following priority bills into law on March 23: 

• Committee Substitute SB 345, a bill that would provide legislative approval of the PBM rule pursuant to the passage of HB 4112 of 2022. Effective from passage – March 10, 2023. 
• HB 2754 adopts the immunization authority from the federal PREP Act into state law. It allows both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to administer all vaccines to patients aged three years and older and removes the long-standing prescription requirement for children. Effective from passage – March 7, 2023. 

NACDS thanks our members, Bridget Lambert of the West Virginia Retailers Association, Conrad Lucas of Capitol Resources and the West Virginia Pharmacists Association for their daily engagement on getting HB 2754 across the finish line.  

For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.