Enact the Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act amends the Revised Code to let pharmacists treat patients 13 years and older for a list of minor or self‑limiting conditions using a protocol approved by a nearby health‑care provider. It also directs health‑insuring corporations, sickness‑and‑accident insurers, and public employee benefit plans to pay pharmacists for these services when the patient’s policy covers them. The measure adds definitions, reporting rules, and consult‑agreement requirements to support the new authority.

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Hearings

• House Health: H. B. No. 257, H. B. No. 449, H. B. No. 535, H. B. No. 629, H. B. No. 692
  House Health · Mar 11, 2026

History

1. Feb 4, 2026Referred to committee
2. Dec 11, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Tim Barhorst · sponsor
• Jennifer Gross

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