Expansion of scope of practice in Rhode Island and making testing and vaccine authorities permanent in Connecticut

Some state pharmacy bills have made it through the legislative process and to the finish line right before the summer break. Rhode Island’s state legislature recently passed hormonal contraception authority, making it the 26th state that authorizes this service from pharmacies. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) recently signed one bill that allows pharmacists to test and treat for flu, strep, COVID-19 and initiate HIV PEP/PrEP therapies, and one that brings the minimum age for pharmacy vaccination down to the age of 12 years.