Amendment ID: S2529-21-R1

Redraft Amendment 21

PrEP Pharmacy Access Correction

Messrs. Cyr and Brady move to amend the bill by inserting after section 28 the following section:-

“SECTION 28A. Section 19F of chapter 94C of the General Laws, as inserted by section 42 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a registered pharmacist may: (i) prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives to any person, regardless of whether the person has evidence of a previous prescription from a primary care practitioner or reproductive health care practitioner for a hormonal contraceptive patch or self-administered oral hormonal contraceptive; and (ii) prescribe, dispense and administer medications used for the treatment and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections as defined by the department."