CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 159Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gloria)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)January 23, 2019 An act relating to HIV prevention. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 159, as introduced, Wiener. HIV: pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.Existing law generally supports HIV/AIDS prevention and the awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 159Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gloria)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)January 23, 2019 An act relating to HIV prevention. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 159, as introduced, Wiener. HIV: pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.Existing law generally supports HIV/AIDS prevention and the awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 159
Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gloria)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)January 23, 2019
Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gloria)(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)
January 23, 2019
An act relating to HIV prevention.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 159, as introduced, Wiener. HIV: pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.
Existing law generally supports HIV/AIDS prevention and the awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
Existing law generally supports HIV/AIDS prevention and the awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.
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