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HB1722 • 2026

Ivermectin; authorize pharmacists to provide to adults under collaborative pharmacy practice agreement.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PROVIDE IVERMECTIN TO PATIENTS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER PURSUANT TO A VALID COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICE AGREEMENT CONTAINING A NON-PATIENT-SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTIVE ORDER AND STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED BY ONE OR MORE AUTHORIZED PRACTITIONERS; TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO ADOPT RULES TO ESTABLISH STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN BY PHARMACISTS, INCLUDING PROVIDING THE PATIENT WITH A SCREENING RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL, PROVIDING THE PATIENT WITH A STANDARDIZED FACTSHEET, AND EITHER DISPENSING THE IVERMECTIN OR REFERRING THE PATIENT TO A PHARMACY THAT MAY DISPENSE THE MEDICATION AS SOON AS PRACTICAL; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHARGING OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IN ADDITION TO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISPENSING OF IVERMECTIN AND PAID BY THE PHARMACY BENEFIT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACIST OR PRACTITIONER ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND WITH REASONABLE CARE INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IS IMMUNE FROM DISCIPLINARY OR ADVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS DURING THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN; TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACIST OR PRACTITIONER INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY IN THE ABSENCE OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT FOR ACTIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Ford (73rd)
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so its provisions will not take effect as described.

Ivermectin for Adults Through Pharmacists

This bill allows pharmacists to provide Ivermectin to adults over eighteen years old under specific agreements and procedures.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows pharmacists to give Ivermectin to patients who are at least 18 years old if they follow certain rules.
  • Requires the Board of Pharmacy to create standard ways for pharmacists to provide Ivermectin, including giving patients a risk assessment tool and information sheet.
  • Permits pharmacists or their employers to charge an extra fee for providing these services.
  • Protects pharmacists from being punished if they follow the rules when giving out Ivermectin.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Pharmacists who want to provide Ivermectin to patients.
  • Patients over eighteen years old who might need Ivermectin.
  • The Board of Pharmacy, which must create new rules for providing Ivermectin.

Terms To Know

Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement
An official arrangement between a pharmacist and other healthcare providers to work together on patient care.
Non-patient-specific prescriptive order
A medical prescription that is not specific to one patient but can be used for multiple patients.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and will not become law.
  • It does not specify how much the extra fee can be or who pays it.
  • Patients under eighteen years old are not covered by this act.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Ivermectin; authorize pharmacists to provide to adults under collaborative pharmacy practice agreement.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 1722 *HR43/R729.2* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Ford (73rd)

HOUSE BILL NO. 1722

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PROVIDE IVERMECTIN TO 1
PATIENTS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER PURSUANT TO A 2
VALID COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICE AGREEMENT CONTAINING A 3
NON-PATIENT-SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTIVE ORDER AND STANDARDIZED 4
PROCEDURES DEVELOPED AND EXECUTED BY ONE OR MORE AUTHORIZED 5
PRACTITIONERS; TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO ADOPT RULES TO 6
ESTABLISH STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN BY 7
PHARMACISTS, INCLUDING PROVIDING THE PATIENT WITH A SCREENING RISK 8
ASSESSMENT TOOL, PROVIDING THE PATIENT WITH A STANDARDIZED 9
FACTSHEET, AND EITHER DISPENSING THE IVERMECTIN OR REFERRING THE 10
PATIENT TO A PHARMACY THAT MAY DISPENSE THE MEDICATION AS SOON AS 11
PRACTICAL; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHARGING OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR 12
SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IN ADDITION TO COSTS 13
ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISPENSING OF IVERMECTIN AND PAID BY THE 14
PHARMACY BENEFIT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACIST OR PRACTITIONER 15
ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND WITH REASONABLE CARE INVOLVED IN THE 16
PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IS IMMUNE FROM 17
DISCIPLINARY OR ADVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS FOR ACTS OR 18
OMISSIONS DURING THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN; TO PROVIDE THAT A 19
PHARMACIST OR PRACTITIONER INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF IVERMECTIN 20
PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY IN THE ABSENCE 21
OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT FOR ACTIONS AUTHORIZED 22
BY THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 23
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 24
SECTION 1. (1) A pharmacist, in good faith, may provide 25
ivermectin to a patient who is eighteen (18) years of age or older 26
pursuant to a valid collaborative pharmacy practice agreement 27
containing a non-patient-specific prescriptive order and 28
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standardized procedures developed and executed by one (1) or more 29
authorized practitioners. 30
(2) The board shall adopt rules to establish standard 31
procedures for the provision of ivermectin by pharmacists, 32
including: 33
(a) Providing the patient with a screening risk 34
assessment tool; 35
(b) Providing the patient with a standardized factsheet 36
that includes, but is not limited to, the indications and 37
contraindications for use of ivermectin, the appropriate method 38
for using ivermectin, the importance of medical follow-up, and 39
other information deemed appropriate by the board; and 40
(c) Either dispensing the ivermectin or referring the 41
patient to a pharmacy that may dispense the medication as soon as 42
practical. 43
(3) A pharmacist, pharmacist's employer, or pharmacist's 44
agent may charge an administrative fee for services provided 45
pursuant to this section in addition to costs associated with the 46
dispensing of ivermectin and paid by the pharmacy benefit. 47
(4) A pharmacist or practitioner acting in good faith and 48
with reasonable care involved in the provision of ivermectin 49
pursuant to this section is immune from disciplinary or adverse 50
administrative actions under Title 73 of the Mississippi Code of 51
1972 for acts or omissions during the provision of ivermectin. 52
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ST: Ivermectin; authorize pharmacists to
provide to adults under collaborative pharmacy
practice agreement.
(5) A pharmacist or practitioner involved in the provision 53
of ivermectin pursuant to this section is immune from civil 54
liability in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct 55
for actions authorized by this section. 56
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new 57
section in Chapter 21, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972. 58
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 59
and after July 1, 2026. 60