AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES
Summary
Adds new sections that set forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies, including education approved by state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies to be covered by all health insurance carriers on or after 1/1/26.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2025
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
03/10/2025 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/13/2025)
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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