SF336 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the ordering and dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a pharmacist pursuant to statewide protocols.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: TRONE GARRIOTT, DONAHUE, ZIMMER and PETERSEN
Last action: 2025-02-20
Official status: Subcommittee: Klimesh, Costello, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 327 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the ordering and dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a pharmacist pursuant to statewide protocols.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the ordering and dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a pharmacist pursuant to statewide protocols.

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Bill History

2025-02-20 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Klimesh, Costello, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 327 .
2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 279 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the ordering and dispensing of self-administered hormonal contraceptives by a pharmacist pursuant to statewide protocols.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

336

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

336

BY

TRONE

GARRIOTT

,

DONAHUE

,

ZIMMER

,

and

PETERSEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

ordering

and

dispensing

of

1

self-administered

hormonal

contraceptives

by

a

pharmacist

2

pursuant

to

statewide

protocols.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

336

Section

1.

Section

155A.46,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0d.

A

pharmacist

may,

pursuant

to

statewide

3

protocols

developed

by

the

board

in

consultation

with

the

4

department

of

health

and

human

services

and

consistent

with

5

subsection

3,

order

and

dispense

self-administered

hormonal

6

contraceptives

to

patients.

For

the

purposes

of

this

7

paragraph,

“self-administered

hormonal

contraceptive”

means

8

a

self-administered

hormonal

contraceptive

that

is

approved

9

by

the

United

States

food

and

drug

administration

to

prevent

10

pregnancy.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

relates

to

the

authority

of

pharmacists

to

order

15

and

dispense

self-administered

hormonal

contraceptives.

The

16

bill

authorizes

a

pharmacist,

pursuant

to

statewide

protocols

17

developed

by

the

board

of

pharmacy

in

consultation

with

the

18

department

of

health

and

human

services

and

consistent

with

19

requirements

for

maintenance

of

records,

notification

of

health

20

care

providers

or

provision

of

a

written

record

to

the

patient,

21

and

continuing

education,

order

and

dispense

self-administered

22

hormonal

contraceptives

to

patients.

The

bill

defines

23

“self-administered

hormonal

contraceptive”.

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