Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
- Last Action
- 7/24/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)
- 2025-07-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-07-24 (00)
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
This bill provides for permanent coverage under Medicare of certain pharmacist services.
Specifically, the bill provides for permanent coverage of testing and treatment services provided by pharmacists relating to (1) COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat); and (2) other public health needs in relation to a declared public health emergency. (Similar authorities were temporarily granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency.) Such services must be provided in accordance with the applicable state laws governing pharmacists' scope of practice.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
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