Community pharmacists are both medication experts and America's most accessible health care providers. The services they can provide to their patients and communities extend far beyond dispensing, but current laws and regulations can create barriers to those services. NCPA is committed to working with our members and state partners to remove the barriers preventing pharmacists from practicing to the full scope of their training and expertise.

• Scope of Practice Legislation

While certainly not a comprehensive list, the following are areas where NCPA is active related to expansion of pharmacists’' scope of practice and insurance coverage or compensation for pharmacists' patient care services.

• Immunizations
• Hormonal Contraceptives
• Tobacco Cessation
• Point-of-Care Testing
• Long Acting Injectables/Medication Administration

Letters of Support and Comments

Practice Authority and Payment for Service

Hawaii

• HB 2553 – Pharmacists Vaccination Authorities

Illinois

• HB 4430 – HIV PEP/PrEP in Illinois

Maryland

• HB 76 – Pharmacists – Administration of Vaccines

• SB 19 – LAIs Pharmacy Administration in Maryland

Massachusetts

• S 2597 – Point of Care testing in Massachusetts

Missouri

• HB 2432 – Vaccine Administration in MO (joint letter with NASPA)

Rhode Island

• S 2329 – Tobacco Cessation in Rhode Island (joint letter with APhA and NASPA)

• S 2330 – Contraception Prescribing Authority in Rhode Island (joint letter with APhA and NASPA

South Carolina

• HB 3988 - Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians – Pharmacy Practice Act Definitions