The Senate passed Senate Bill 194 essentially along party lines, 16-5. Republican Senator Eric Buckson voted yes along with all the Democrats. The bill will allow pharmacists, under protocol approved by the Division of Public Health, to provide HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis treatments.
The treatments, known generally as PrEP and PEP, are medicines to prevent HIV. Each type is used in a different situation:
- PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It is for people who don’t already have HIV but are at risk of getting it. PrEP is medicine that can reduce this risk. It can either be a pill that you take every day or an injection that you get every two months. With PrEP, if you do get exposed to HIV, the medicine can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body.
- PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis. PEP is for people who have possibly been exposed to HIV. It is only for emergency situations. PEP must be started within 72 hours after a possible exposure to HIV.
| Senate Bil 194 – PrEP and PEP Prescriptions for HIV Exposure | Currrent Status – Senate Passed 16-5. House Sunset Committee 4/11/24 |
| House Sponsors – Harris, Baumbach | Senate Sponsors – McBride, Hoffner, Huxtable, Pinkney, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend |
| House Yes Votes – | Senate Yes Votes – Brown Gay Hansen Hoffner Huxtable Lockman Mantzavinos McBride Paradee Pinkney Poore Sokola Sturgeon Townsend Walsh // Buckson |
| House No Votes – | Senate No Votes – Hocker Lawson Pettyjohn Richardon Wilson |
| House Absents or Not Voting – | Senate Absent or Not Voting – |
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