Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-426-R1

Redraft EHS 426

Contraceptive ACCESS Education

Ms. Chandler, Ms. Rausch, Mr. Crighton, Ms. Comerford, Messrs. Lesser, Hinds, Eldridge and Cyr and Ms. Moran moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 4512-2022 the following new item:-

“4513-0999 For the department of public health, which may expend not less than $500,000 for a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to pharmacies and the public about individual eligibility to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth; provided, that the information shall include the availability of a 12-month supply of contraceptives; and provided further, that the commissioner shall partner with insurers, pharmacies, relevant advocacy organizations and employers ………………..………….$500,000”; and

by inserting after section 60 the following section:-

“Section 60A. The commissioner of public health shall establish a public information campaign to educate and promote awareness to pharmacies and the public, including, but not limited to, clinicians and pharmacists, about individuals’ eligibility to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives after a 3-month trial period as required by chapter 120 of the acts of 2017. Information shall include, but not be limited to, the availability of a 12-month supply of contraceptives. The commissioner shall partner with insurers, pharmacies, advocacy organizations and employers to ensure that the campaign reaches pharmacists, clinicians and individuals eligible to receive a 12-month prescription for contraceptives in the commonwealth.”.