Board of Pharmacy Adopts Emergency Regulation for PrEP and PEP Treatments

By Catherine Santos On July 26, 2024, the California State Board of Pharmacy published a Notification of Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action concerning its proposed amendment to section 1747 of Title 16, Division 17, Article 5 of the California Code of Continue reading

Department Issues an All Plan Letter Requiring No Cost Sharing on Preventative Health Services Coverage for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

By Hunter W. Collins On July 6, 2021, the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) released All Plan Letter (APL) 21-018, which requires health plans to provide “coverage for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) antiretroviral drugs, including preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or Continue reading

Board of Pharmacy Readopts Emergency Regulation Related to HIV Preexposure and Postexposure Treatment

By Anna Schwartz At its September 17, 2020 meeting, the Board of Pharmacy (BOP) voted to readopt emergency regulations to add section 1747,  Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) to establish a training program for pharmacists to Continue reading