HB 579 by Rep. McMahen is using HIV to put "statewide protocol" into statute, thus providing a precedent. If this bill passes in its current form, you should expect to be fighting pharmacy scope bills every year.
As amended in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee HB 579:
- Allows pharmacists to prescribe, dispense and administer PrEP and PEP
- To aged 17 and over
- Pursuant to a standing order
- Pursuant to statewide protocols developed by LDH
- Perform a rapid test
- Order lab testing
- Follow certain privacy conditions