Senate bill · PS 757

Amend Pharmacy Law of Puerto Rico

This bill amends the Pharmacy Law of Puerto Rico to include Nurse Practitioners as authorized prescribers who can issue prescriptions.

Para enmendar los incisos (a), (ww) y (ccc) del Artículo 1.03; el inciso (b) del Artículo 5.02; y el inciso (a) del Artículo 6.06 de la Ley 247-2004, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley de Farmacia de Puerto Rico”, para incluir la figura del “Nurse Practitioner”, como prescribiente autorizado para expedir recetas; y para otros fines relacionados.

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Where it stands

Open: 393 days; Filed Oct 1, 2025
Last step: 57 days ago; Sep 2; Public hearing: Salón de Audiencias #1
Stage: Passed a chamber; Step 4 of 5

IntroducedOct 1, 2025
In committeeOct 1, 2025
On the floorApr 23
Passed a chamberApr 23
Became lawNot yet

Sponsors: Juan O. Morales Rodríguez, José Luis Dalmau Santiago, Joanne Rodríguez Veve and 10 more on the original bill
Filed in: The Senate

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PS 757

Every step

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Sep 2
Public hearing: Salón de Audiencias #1
Vista Pública: Salón de Audiencias #1
Apr 30
In House committee
1. First reading in the House
  Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara
2. Sent to committee
  Referido a Comisión(es)
Apr 23
Passed the Senate
1. On the Senate floor calendar
  En el Calendario de Ordenes Especiales del Senado
2. The committee report's amendments approved
  Aprobado con enmiendas del informe
3. Floor amendments approved
  Aprobado con enmiendas en sala
4. Passed by the Senate on final vote
  Aprobado por el Senado en Votación Final
5. Final text sent to the House
  Texto de Aprobación Final enviado a la Cámara
Apr 17
In Senate committee
1. First committee report filed, with amendments
  1er Informe Comisión rendido con enmiendas
2. The bill's text with the report's amendments marked in, filed
  Entirillado del Informe
3. Sent to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee
  Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado
Nov 12, 2025
Public hearing: Salón María Martínez de Pérez Almiroty
Vista Pública: Salón María Martínez de Pérez Almiroty
Oct 1, 2025
In Senate committee
1. Filed
  Radicado
2. First reading in the Senate
  Aparece en Primera Lectura del Senado
3. Sent to committee
  Referido a Comisión(es)

Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.