Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes pharmacists to dispense up to 1 year's supply of self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives without a prescription.

Highlights:

• Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe and dispense self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives without a previous prescription from a doctor (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes pharmacists to issue an initial 3-month supply of contraceptives (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe and dispense up to 1 year's supply if no adverse side effects are reported during the initial supply (Sec. 2).

• Requires insurance policies to cover up to a 1-year supply of contraceptives dispensed at 1 time, which can be prescribed by any state licensed practitioner including a pharmacist (Sec. 3).

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