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Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-24
Introduced
33
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

John Thune
John Thune
Republican · SD · Senator
Votes with party: 75.6% (914 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (33)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4701)

2025-07-24

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Committee Activity

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Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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