Maryland HB1150 expands pharmacists' scope of practice to include treating minor conditions and HIV prevention and treatment.

Maryland HB1150 allows pharmacists to treat minor conditions such as cold sores, strep throat, and skin infections. It also enables pharmacists to perform and interpret laboratory tests for HIV and prescribe and dispense pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis medications. The bill repeals the Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program and authorizes the Maryland Department of Health to establish statewide written protocols for HIV prevention and treatment.

Maryland HB1150 expands pharmacists' scope of practice to include treating minor conditions and HIV prevention and treatment.

Maryland HB1150 allows pharmacists to treat minor conditions such as cold sores, strep throat, and skin infections. It also enables pharmacists to perform and interpret laboratory tests for HIV and prescribe and dispense pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis medications. The bill repeals the Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program and authorizes the Maryland Department of Health to establish statewide written protocols for HIV prevention and treatment.