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HB 618NORTH CAROLINASession 2025State Billpassed chamber

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North Carolina directs State Health Director to issue standing order allowing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without prescription

Original title: Ivermectin Access Act.

Last action · May 7, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action)Sponsors: Jonathan Almond and 26 others

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What This Bill Would Do

North Carolina House Bill 618 requires the State Health Director to issue a statewide by October 1, 2025, enabling licensed pharmacists to dispense human-use ivermectin without a prescription or healthcare consultation, while granting civil and criminal immunity to participating health officials and pharmacists.

Why it matters

Changes medication access rules by letting residents obtain ivermectin directly from pharmacies without visiting a doctor for an individual prescription, while protecting dispensing pharmacists and the State Health Director from civil or criminal liability.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

State Health Director

Must issue a statewide standing order for ivermectin dispensing by October 1, 2025, and receives civil and criminal immunity for authorized actions.

Directly affected

Pharmacists

Gain the legal authorization to dispense human-use ivermectin without a prescription and receive immunity from civil and criminal liability when acting under the standing order.

Directly affected

Patients seeking ivermectin

Can obtain human-use ivermectin directly from a pharmacist without obtaining a separate written prescription or healthcare professional consultation.

Key Facts

The State Health Director must issue a statewide standing order for human-use ivermectin by October 1, 2025.
Licensed pharmacists are authorized to dispense ivermectin without a written prescription or consultation with a healthcare professional.
The State Health Director and any pharmacist dispensing ivermectin under the standing order receive immunity from civil and criminal liability.
The new provisions are codified under a new Part 2A of Article 6 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a doctor's prescription to get ivermectin under this bill?

No. Once the is issued, licensed pharmacists may dispense human-use ivermectin without a written prescription or consultation with a healthcare professional.

When does the State Health Director have to issue the standing order?

The State Health Director must issue the statewide by October 1, 2025.

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Procedural history

18 actions

May 7, 2025Senate
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
May 7, 2025Senate
Passed 1st Reading
May 7, 2025Senate
Special Message Received From House
May 7, 2025House
Special Message Sent To Senate
May 7, 2025House
Passed 3rd Reading
May 7, 2025House
Passed 2nd Reading

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May 7, 2025House
Amend Failed A1
May 6, 2025House
Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025
May 6, 2025House
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
May 6, 2025House
Reptd Fav
May 6, 2025House
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
May 6, 2025House
Reptd Fav
Apr 29, 2025House
Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Apr 29, 2025House
Withdrawn From Com
Apr 14, 2025House
Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Stricken
Apr 1, 2025House
Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Apr 1, 2025House
Passed 1st Reading
Mar 31, 2025HouseIntroduced
Filed

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Removal of Prescription Requirement for Specific Medication

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