HF 448: Relating to the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives pursuant to a prescription and providing for insurance coverage

What it does

This bill relates to the dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives. The bill provides definitions of “generic” and “self-administered hormonal contraceptive” for the purposes of the bill. The bill provides that notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a pharmacist may dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to a patient pursuant to a prescription based upon whether the dispensing is an initial or subsequent dispensing. If the dispensing is the initial dispensing of a self-administered hormonal contraceptive, the pharmacist may dispense only up to a three-month supply at one time.

In plain words

1. February 9, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee