Legislation - HB0838

Authorizing licensed certified midwives to enter into therapy management contracts; repealing a requirement that authorized prescribers submit prescriber-pharmacist agreements to the health occupations board that regulates the authorized prescriber; authorizing pharmacists, under certain circumstances, to enter into prescriber-pharmacist agreements that authorize the pharmacist to treat an opioid use disorder using controlled dangerous substances drug therapy; etc.

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Original:: Health Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0562

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {923826/1 Adopted Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (130-0) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/30/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2026 Legislative Date 3/13/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 52 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/14/2026 Legislative Date 4/14/2026 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 53 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Health
			Text - First - State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/13/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Favorable with Amendments {923826/1 Adopted	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	38 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements
House	3/18/2026	3/05/2026	Third Reading Passed (130-0)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Referred Finance	42 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/30/2026	3/30/2026	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/31/2026	3/13/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	52 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2026	3/17/2026	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2026	3/20/2026	Returned Passed	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	4/14/2026	4/14/2026	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 53
			Text - Chapter - State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements

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