Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

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Introduced 2025-05-01Topic: health care

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Ensuring 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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-05-21	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.	refer
2026-05-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-05-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-05-01		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-05-01		Introduced in House	introduce

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