Sec. 19. Medication contraception availability on campus.

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(a)Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall provide enrolled students with access to one or more health care professionals whose scopes of practice collectively include prescribing and dispensing contraception to patients in this State. These health care professionals shall be available to discuss contraception options, prescribe contraception as needed, including both medication and procedural-based forms of contraception, and dispense contraception. This service shall be provided through student health services, telehealth services, or other external licensed providers.

(b)Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, if a public institution of higher education's student health services includes a pharmacy, the pharmacy on campus shall dispense contraception to enrolled students who wish to fill their prescriptions at that pharmacy. A student may choose to fill the student's prescription at a third-party pharmacy.

(c)Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall make available, on the public institution of higher education's student health services' website, information on how students can access medication contraception on campus.

(d)Each public institution of higher education shall report annually to the Board of Higher Education that policies under this Section have been adopted. This may be included in an existing report. The Board of Higher Education shall annually post, on its website, each public institution of higher education's compliance with the policies under this Section.