WisconsinWisconsin pharmacies can operate with pharmacists supervising from another location
Wisconsin law allows any pharmacy to use remote pharmacist supervision if the pharmacist follows the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board’s rules.
What it does
Any Wisconsin pharmacy can operate without a pharmacist physically present if a pharmacist supervises remotely and follows the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board’s rules.
Argument forRemote supervision could help pharmacies serve patients when a pharmacist cannot be at the location, while keeping a pharmacist involved.
Argument againstRemote supervision might limit patients’ chances to speak with a pharmacist in person about their medicines.
More detail
Pharmacies can provide services with a pharmacist supervising from another location. The permission covers any Wisconsin pharmacy, regardless of the type of facility where it operates. The pharmacist must follow the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board’s rules for remotely supervised pharmacies.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 6Published 4-3-2026Latest
- Apr 6Report approved by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 168Became Law
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Feb 24Report correctly enrolledMinor
- Feb 24LRB correction
- Feb 23Received from Assembly concurred inMinor
- Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19Read a third time and concurred inPassed House
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:36 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 18Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Feb 12Received from SenateMinor
- Feb 11Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 11Read a third time and passedPassed Senate
- Feb 11Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 11Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 11Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 11Senator Drake added as a coauthor
- Feb 11Representative Allen added as a cosponsor
- Feb 9Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 3Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0Minor
- Feb 3Executive action taken
- Jan 29Public hearing held
- Jan 23Senator Felzkowski added as a coauthor
- Jan 15Read first time and referred to Committee on HealthMinor
- Jan 15Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Armstrong, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Krug, Murphy and KnodlIntroduced
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