Government Affairs

The North Carolina Association of Pharmacists has a record of success in advocating for pharmacists and their patients at the General Assembly. The Association works tirelessly to enact new legislation that serves to protect and advance the profession. In recent legislative sessions, the Association has successfully served to enact new laws designed to yield greater healthcare transparency, consumer and pharmacy protections, as well as pass laws that elevate the role of pharmacists in public health through limited prescriptive authority, and the expansion of immunization authority for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The Association has also been successful in broadening the pharmacy practice act to include injectable medication administration. More information on these specific victories can be found among the historical notes for previous and/or current priority issues. For a basic overview, check out the links below to see the legislation NCAP has gotten passed since 2021:

• Senate Bill 257 “Medication Cost Transparency Act”
• House Bill 96 “Allow Pharmacists to Administer Injectable Drugs”
• Senate Bill 575 “Pharmacists Improve Public Health Needs”
• Expanded the role of pharmacists to test and inoculate for COVID under Federal Emergency Rules.

In addition, NCAP leadership and your lobbyists have:

• Testified before legislative committees on pharmacy-related issues.
• Participated in Department of Insurance work leading to an improved complaint-submission portal and process.
• Participated in a legislative-appointed workgroup on specialty pharmacy issues.
• Educated policy makers on all legislative matters related to the practice of pharmacy.
• Organized and held very successful “advocacy” days at the General Assembly.

• Established and/or deepened existing relationships with national pharmacy organizations and with NC organizations and lobbyists.

Due to the involvement of our members, NCAP has become more firmly positioned as THE VOICE for pharmacy in North Carolina!

NCAP is committed to serving our members' advocacy needs. Our advocacy web pages provide updates, talking points, and other grass-root materials for each of our bills so you can feel empowered and confident in sharing news about the progress of our legislative efforts. 

In the words of Henry Ford:  "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success"

Infographics

• Priority Scope Issues
• NASPA North Carolina Infographic

Members, take a look at the following pages for a deep dive into NCAP's legislative efforts on each of our priority issues:

Current Priority Issues:

• Modernize Collaborative Practice
• Payment for Pharmacist-Provided Healthcare Services
• Reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers
• Expand Treatment Access/Opioid Use Disorder
• Test and Treat

Previous Priority Issues:

• COVID-19
• Medication Administration
• Public Health
• PREP Act - Immunization Authorites