LD239 • 2025

An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in Rural Areas

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin
Last action: 2025-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in Rural Areas

An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in Rural Areas Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in Rural Areas Sponsor: Senator Bradlee Farrin Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (S-85)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0374(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0374(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
239 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2025-05-29 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2025-05-27 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-27 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2025-05-15 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-02-27 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-02-27 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-02-12 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-01-16 Committee
Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in Rural Areas
Sponsor:
Senator Bradlee Farrin
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0374(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 105 - L.D. 239
An Act to Allow Retail Pharmacies to Operate Remote Dispensing Sites in
Rural Areas
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §13751, sub-§2, ¶A-1 is enacted to read:
A-1. Remote dispensing site;
Sec. 2. Maine Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules. No later than June 30, 2026,
as authorized by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 13751, subsection 2,
paragraph A-1, the Maine Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to establish the criteria that
a remote dispensing site must meet to qualify for licensure. The rules must, at a minimum,
require a demonstration that the geographic area in which the remote dispensing site is to
be located lacks adequate access to retail pharmacy services for the general public;
authorize a licensed pharmacist to provide supervision, drug regimen review and patient
counseling through telehealth services under Title 32, chapter 117, subchapter 15; set
minimum staffing levels for pharmacy technicians at the remote dispensing site; and
establish procedures for record keeping, security and surveillance. The operation of a
remote dispensing site by a retail pharmacy is not permitted until rules are adopted by the
board pursuant to Title 32, section 13751, subsection 3 and this section. Rules adopted
pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2-A.
APPROVED
MAY 29, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
136
PUBLIC LAW