b'VIVENT HEALTH ADVOCATED FORCOLORADO TEXASLEGISLATION INHB21-1297: Enacted several new requirementsSB1: The states bi-annual EACH OF THEof pharmacy benefit managers to limit practicesbudget included emergency FOUR STATES that harm providers and patients. funds to stabilize Texas WE SERVE. SB21-16: Requires insurers to cover contraceptivesAIDS Drug Assistance Here are some recentand STI testing/counseling/treatment, removed theProgram, preventing the highlights from ourrequirement that minors obtain parental consent beforeprogram from instituting advocacy work. receiving STI prevention, and authorized reimbursementa waitlist for of family planning services by any licensed provider. services.MISSOURI WISCONSINSB53: Included a provision modernizingSB3: Requires pharmacy benefit managersMissouris HIV criminalization statutes to betterto register with the state and enacted severalreflect modern science and reduce the harm of the law onnew requirements to limit practices that harm people living with HIV. providers and patients.HB273: Allows pharmacists to provide over the counter AB619: Decriminalizes the use andPPost-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), a medication that is highlydistribution of fentanyl test strips, anAeffective at preventing HIV transmission if taken within 72 important tool for helping preventGhours of exposure. overdose deaths. E27'