Bill Text: CA SB159 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: HIV: preexposure and postexposure prophylaxis.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 532, Statutes of 2019. [SB159 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB159-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 159

Introduced by Senator Wiener
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gloria)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Chiu)

January 23, 2019

An act relating to HIV prevention.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 159, as introduced, Wiener. HIV: pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.

Existing law generally supports HIV/AIDS prevention and the awareness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce barriers to HIV biomedical prevention by removing insurance preauthorization requirements and authorizing pharmacists to furnish pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) without a prescription in an effort to lower the rates of HIV transmission.