Multiple states authorize pharmacists to provide certain contraceptives without prescription

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law allowing women to obtain birth control without a prescription from a doctor.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill allowing trained pharmacists to distribute self-administered hormonal contraceptives without a prescription from a doctor or nurse practitioner.
The Indiana law goes into effect July 1, 2023 and limits contraceptive prescriptions from pharmacists to six months.
The New York law takes effect November 2024 and includes oral birth control pills, vaginal rings, and the patch.
Doctors and nurse practitioners in New York can send prescriptions to pharmacists without listing patient names and pharmacists must notify primary healthcare practitioners after dispensing contraceptives.