HB 6768 - Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control - Connecticut Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 13, 2023
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 2, 2023
- House Bill Passed
- May 24, 2023
- Introduced
- Feb. 23, 2023
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Stage Details
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
Signed by Governor Ned Lamont
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes pharmacists to prescribe birth control.
Highlights:
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Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe birth control without patients needing to first go see their doctor (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that birth control shall also include hormonal contraceptive and emergency contraception if the pharmacist has completed an accredited educational training program related to the prescribing of hormonal contraceptives (Sec. 3).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 13).
Title: Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
Committee Sponsors
- General Law Committee (Sponsor)