A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 17703, 17704, 17707, 17708, 17709, 17744, 17751, and 17757 (MCL 333.17703, 333.17704, 333.17707, 333.17708, 333.17709, 333.17744, 333.17751, and 333.17757), sections 17703, 17707, 17708, 17751, and 17757 as amended by 2023 PA 97, section 17704 as amended by 2018 PA 41, section 17709 as amended by 2020 PA 142, and section 17744 as amended by 2020 PA 136, and by adding section 17744g.
House Bills 5435 and 5436 would amend the Insurance Code and the Public Health Code, respectively, to add provisions related to the prescription of certain contraceptives by a pharmacist. House Bill 5436 would authorize pharmacists to prescribe and dispense certain hormonal and emergency contraceptives, and House Bill 5435 would require health insurance policies to cover prescriptions for those hormonal (but not emergency) contraceptives at in-network pharmacies. House Bill 5435 would take effect December 31, 2025. Neither bill could take effect unless both were enacted.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported with substitute H-2
Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote
Substitute H-3 offered
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The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
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The motion prevailed by voice vote
