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HB 407FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Human Services Subcommittee

Connecting to Care Act: Expanding Pharmacist Medication Administration

Original title: Administration of Medications

November 12, 2025

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently Died in Human Services Subcommittee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

6 actions
  1. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2. Nov 18, 2025House
    Now in Human Services Subcommittee
  3. Nov 18, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  4. Nov 18, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
  5. Nov 18, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
  6. Nov 12, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have expanded the scope of practice for pharmacists, potentially increasing patient access to injectable behavioral health and addiction treatments in community settings.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Pharmacists

The bill would have expanded their professional scope of practice to include administering specific injectable medications.

Medication-assisted treatment service providers

The bill would have allowed them to utilize pharmacists to deliver medication under established physician protocols.

Patients requiring antipsychotic or opiate addiction treatment

The bill would have provided them with additional locations and professionals authorized to administer their prescribed injectable treatments.

What changed

Current stage: Died in Human Services Subcommittee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill would have allowed pharmacists to administer certain medications and opiate addiction treatments by injection. It also would have authorized pharmacists to deliver medication-assisted treatment within licensed service provider facilities under physician supervision.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What medications would pharmacists have been allowed to inject?
Pharmacists would have been authorized to inject medications and medications for the treatment of opiate addiction approved by the FDA.
What training would a pharmacist need to provide these injections?
Pharmacists would have been required to complete an 8-hour continuing education course covering the safe administration of these medications and the management of potential allergic reactions.
Would a pharmacist need a prescription for every injection?
Yes, the bill required a separate prescription from a physician for each injection administered by a pharmacist.

Why It Matters

The bill would have expanded the scope of practice for pharmacists, potentially increasing patient access to injectable behavioral health and addiction treatments in community settings.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

Livingston & Mattesich

on behalf of Bio Medical Disposal

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ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS

$30,000

THE PETRIZZO GROUP, INC.

on behalf of SENTINEL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

THE PETRIZZO GROUP, INC.

on behalf of SENTINEL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

THE PETRIZZO GROUP, INC.

on behalf of SENTINEL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

121 Strategies & Government Relations

on behalf of Zebra Technologies

2020

COMPUTER INDUSTRYHOMELAND SECURITYSCIENCE/TECHNOLOGYHEALTH ISSUES

Consumer privacy, Connected enterprise devices.

JOHN R DALEY

on behalf of ACREAGE HOLDINGS

Senate LDAView filing →

AMY KURSON

on behalf of ILLINOIS MEDICAL DISTRICT

Senate LDAView filing →

MICHAEL AXELROD

on behalf of THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER

Senate LDAView filing →

Sponsors

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Sources

Open source document

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  • Controversy40
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