Advocacy

Colorado 2019 Legislative Session Tracking

One of the most valuable aspect of CPS is legislative advocacy for Colorado pharmacists at the Colorado Capitol.  Did you know that CPS monitors and lobbies 20 to 30 bills every legislative session? These bills often deal with drug pricing, pharmacist scope of practice, and reimbursement. 

CPS Members: You can find weekly legislative and advocacy updates in the Community Forum's. To access these updates, visit the Member Center, select Community Forum, and look for the Legislative Updates section. 

 

If you are a CPS member, please log-in to view the status of various bills CPS is following:

Legislative Session Tracking

If you are not currently a CPS member, please consider joining today!

CPS helped pass or advocate for the following bills in recent legislative sessions:

• SB16-135 that modernized collaborative drug therapy management and created the infrastructure for pharmacist statewide protocols

• HB18-1313 that clarified pharmacists have independent prescriptive authority under statewide protocols and for selected OTC medications for Medicaid beneficiaries

• HB18-1112 that mandated reimbursement of pharmacist-provided clinical services in Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Please contact us for additional information.