Monday allowed us the opportunity to attend the state capitol for most of the day. Both the House and Senate were in full session. Several bills are being presented but there were none with significant impacts on the pharmacy profession on this day. The sessions were without fanfare, but entertaining to observe again.
There was some exciting news on the national level with a significant piece of legislation hitting both the House and Senate recently. The two bills are parallel in their goals, although slightly different in their content. A main goal for both bills is to expand the eligibility criteria for Medication Management services delivered by pharmacists. There are links available on the MPhA website for more info. Each bill is available as a pdf file at the top of the page if you would like to explore the specifics further. There is a great deal of potential to expand MTM to many more patients, so keep an eye out for any updates on this!
We were also able to attend a meeting of the minds at the U of M regarding the pharmacy practice act. Planning is in the early stages, but there are some great ideas and input being collected to improve and modernize the act. Performing a revision such as this may be a time-intensive process, but will be well worth the efforts, I think. I’m excited to see where this work will lead the profession in the years to come.
Only two weeks remaining in our rotation here. It’s hard to believe how quickly the time goes!
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