Senate
File
336
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
336
BY
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
DONAHUE
,
ZIMMER
,
and
PETERSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
ordering
and
dispensing
of
1
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives
by
a
pharmacist
2
pursuant
to
statewide
protocols.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
155A.46,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0d.
A
pharmacist
may,
pursuant
to
statewide
3
protocols
developed
by
the
board
in
consultation
with
the
4
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
consistent
with
5
subsection
3,
order
and
dispense
self-administered
hormonal
6
contraceptives
to
patients.
For
the
purposes
of
this
7
paragraph,
“self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive”
means
8
a
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive
that
is
approved
9
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration
to
prevent
10
pregnancy.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
the
authority
of
pharmacists
to
order
15
and
dispense
self-administered
hormonal
contraceptives.
The
16
bill
authorizes
a
pharmacist,
pursuant
to
statewide
protocols
17
developed
by
the
board
of
pharmacy
in
consultation
with
the
18
department
of
health
and
human
services
and
consistent
with
19
requirements
for
maintenance
of
records,
notification
of
health
20
care
providers
or
provision
of
a
written
record
to
the
patient,
21
and
continuing
education,
order
and
dispense
self-administered
22
hormonal
contraceptives
to
patients.
The
bill
defines
23
“self-administered
hormonal
contraceptive”.
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