This bill allows pharmacists to dispense ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to adults without a patient-specific prescription, as long as they follow a written protocol created by a licensed healthcare provider that includes risk screening and safety information. Pharmacists and other healthcare providers who follow the protocol in good faith are protected from criminal charges, lawsuits, and professional discipline—except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
The amendment broadens the bill by expanding who can develop the drug-dispensing protocol from only physicians to any "health care provider acting within the provider's scope of practice," and extends liability protection to all health care providers—not just physicians and pharmacists—who act in good faith under the protocol. This change significantly widens access to protocol development beyond medical doctors while standardizing liability protections across different provider types.
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Failed, YEAS 28, NAYS 40. H.J. 239
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 5. H.J. 7
Health and Human Services Motion to amend H.J. 6
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 36
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