Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed Senate Bills 194 and 272 into law earlier this month, allowing pharmacists in the state to be reimbursed under a broad scope of patient care services under both commercial and public insurers and to independently prescribe and administer HIV drugs.
S.B. 194 authorizes pharmacists to initiate and administer HIV PrEP/PEP via statewide protocol approved by the state’s Division of Public Health after completing an NCPA-submitted testimony in favor of the bill earlier this year.
S.B. 272 would require all insurers and health plans within the state to reimburse pharmacists within their scope of practice at no lesser rate than nonphysician practitioners. NCPA supported both bills and congratulates Delaware’s pharmacy community on this important win!
