Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes pharmacists to prescribe and dispense oral contraceptives.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal oral contraceptives to the following individuals (Sec. A):
• An individual who is 18 years or older; or
• An individual who is under 18 who has evidence of a previous prescription for oral contraceptives from a physician. 

• Prohibits pharmacists from prescribing or dispensing hormonal oral contraceptives to individuals who do not have evidence of a visit to a women’s clinic within 3 years of the initial oral contraceptive prescription (Sec. A).

• Specifies that all federal and state laws governing health insurance shall apply to hormonal oral contraceptives prescribed by a pharmacist (Sec. A).

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