Senate File 336 - Introduced SENATE FILE 336 BY TRONE GARRIOTT , DONAHUE , ZIMMER , and PETERSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to the ordering and dispensing of 1 self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a pharmacist 2 pursuant to statewide protocols. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1661XS (3) 91 lh/ko
S.F. 336 Section 1. Section 155A.46, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0d. A pharmacist may, pursuant to statewide 3 protocols developed by the board in consultation with the 4 department of health and human services and consistent with 5 subsection 3, order and dispense self-administered hormonal 6 contraceptives to patients. For the purposes of this 7 paragraph, self-administered hormonal contraceptive means 8 a self-administered hormonal contraceptive that is approved 9 by the United States food and drug administration to prevent 10 pregnancy. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to the authority of pharmacists to order 15 and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives. The 16 bill authorizes a pharmacist, pursuant to statewide protocols 17 developed by the board of pharmacy in consultation with the 18 department of health and human services and consistent with 19 requirements for maintenance of records, notification of health 20 care providers or provision of a written record to the patient, 21 and continuing education, order and dispense self-administered 22 hormonal contraceptives to patients. The bill defines 23 self-administered hormonal contraceptive. 24 -1- LSB 1661XS (3) 91 lh/ko 1/ 1