Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8767: Authorizes a licensed pharmacist to administer a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved reversible progestin-only contraceptive injection.
What A 8767 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill allows licensed pharmacists to administer certain medical treatments within their scope of practice, including: Injectable medications for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis Medications for mental health and substance use disorder A reversible progestin-only contraceptive injection, as prescribed by a licensed prescriber. These services can be provided by pharmacists in accordance with state regulations, including those promulgated by the commissioner in consultation with other state agencies. The bill takes effect one year after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2025-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8767
- What is the current status of A 8767?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8767 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2025, was "enacting clause stricken".
- Did A 8767 pass?
- Not yet. A 8767 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8767, and where is it now?
- A 8767 was authored by Asm. John McDonald.
Author and sponsors
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| Jun. 05, 2025 | enacting clause stricken |
| Jun. 02, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 2, 2025 · 309 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8767 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing a licensed pharmacist to administer a United States Food and Drug Administra- tion-approved reversible progestin-only contraceptive injection The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 6801 of the education law, as 2 amended by chapter 746 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 8. A licensed pharmacist within their lawful scope of practice may 5 administer injectable medications and medications required for emergency 6 treatment of anaphylaxis related to such administration, pursuant to 7 section six thousand eight hundred two of this article, for the treat- 8 ment of mental health and substance use disorder or administer a United 9 States Food and Drug Administration-approved reversible progestin-only 10 contraceptive injection, as prescribed or ordered by a licensed prescri- 11 ber, acting within their scope of practice in this state and in accord- 12 ance with regulations, including but not limited to regulations promul- 13 gated by the commissioner in consultation with any other state agencies, 14 as necessary. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 16 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any 17 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its 18 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such 19 effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13205-01-5
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