An Act relative to smoking cessation agents
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29/2026 | Senate | Accompanied a study order, see S2931↗ |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
| 7/14/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:05 PM in A-1 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 7/14/2025 | Joint | |
| 7/3/2025 | Joint | |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Public Health |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J16 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| J24 | Accompanied | — |
Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 19F the following section:-
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed pharmacist may dispense Smoking Cessation Agents in accordance with written, standardized procedures or protocols developed by an actively practicing physician registered with the commissioner to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in the course of professional practice pursuant to section 7 if such procedures or protocols are filed at the pharmacist’s place of practice and with the board of registration in pharmacy before implementation. (b) Before dispensing Smoking Cessation Agents authorized under this section, a pharmacist shall complete a training program approved by the commissioner, which shall include but not be limited to proper documentation, quality assurance and referral to additional services, including appropriate recommendation that the patient follow-up with a medical practitioner. (c) The department of public health, board of registration in medicine and board of registration in pharmacy shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 19F the following section:- Section 19G. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed pharmacist may dispense Smoking Cessation Agents in accordance with written, standardized procedures or protocols developed by an actively practicing physician registered with the commissioner to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in the course of professional practice pursuant to section 7 if such procedures or protocols are filed at the pharmacist’s place of practice and with the board of registration in pharmacy before implementation. (b) Before dispensing Smoking Cessation Agents authorized under this section, a pharmacist shall complete a training program approved by the commissioner, which shall include but not be limited to proper documentation, quality assurance and referral to additional services, including appropriate recommendation that the patient follow-up with a medical practitioner. (c) The department of public health, board of registration in medicine and board of registration in pharmacy shall adopt regulations to implement this section.