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VIEW THE 50th ANNIVERSARY VIDEO The American Society for Pharmacy Law (ASPL) is an organization of attorneys, pharmacists, pharmacist-attorneys and students of pharmacy or law who are interested in the law as it applies to pharmacy, pharmacists, wholesalers, manufacturers, state and federal government and other interested parties. ASPL is a non-profit which encourages diversity & inclusion with the Society, regardless of differing backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, orientations, origins, and practice settings. The Society embraces participation and diversity as it leads to advancing our purpose:
Latest NewsDecember 17, 2024 PREP Act Pharmacist Amendments Extended Through 2029 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services extended the PREP Act protections for pharmacists’ vaccine and testing authority through Dec. 31, 2029. The decision allows pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians to continue independently administering vaccines and test to treat services for COVID-19. The authority was set to expire at the end of December 2024. Since 2020, licensed pharmacists in all 50 states have been able to use this federal authority to expand vaccination and testing services to more patients where it hadn’t previously been permitted within the state’s pharmacy scope of practice. [12th Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID–19. Notice of Amendment. Federal Register Vol. 89, No. 238, page 99875 11 Dec 2024; Scope of Practice and Compensation for Services. NCPA.]
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