Becker's Healthcare November 26, 2024
In a Nov. 25 letter sent to congressional leaders, the Healthcare Leadership Council pressed legislators to restore pandemic-era pharmacist scopes of practice.
The Healthcare Leadership Council is advocating for leaders in the Senate and House to enact several legislative items before the end of 2024, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. One of these pertains to pharmacist-provided services.
The organization is asking Congress to enact the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. If passed, the bill would reinstate permissions for pharmacists to administer vaccines, provide medication therapy management and offer preventive care services in underserved areas, the HLC said.
These flexibilities were greenlit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and ended when the public health emergency expired...
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