Bill > HB838

This bill expands the types of healthcare professionals who can enter into therapy management contracts with pharmacists and modifies the reporting requirements for these agreements. Specifically, it allows licensed certified midwives to enter into these contracts, which are formal agreements between a prescriber (like a doctor or midwife) and a pharmacist outlining specific patient care services the pharmacist can provide. The bill also removes the requirement for authorized prescribers to submit their prescriber-pharmacist agreements to the health occupations board that regulates them, instead directing these submissions to the Board of Pharmacy. Furthermore, it authorizes pharmacists, under certain conditions, to enter into agreements that permit them to treat opioid use disorder using controlled dangerous substances drug therapy, provided they meet specific federal and state registration and training requirements and follow approved protocols, which include checking the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program before initiating or modifying such therapy.