PIERRE, S.D.–The South Dakota House has passed a bill to allow medical professionals to prescribe ivermectin to patients suffering from Covid-19. The bill passed on a vote of 40 to 28.
The bill gives medical professionals permission to prescribe Ivermectin in accordance with accepted medical standards. If Ivermectin is prescribed, medical professionals must provide patients with an information sheet about the drug and subsequent healthcare information.
Opponents of the bill argue the legislature should not be telling doctors what they can or cannot prescribe for their patients.
Proponents say the bill doesn’t mandate medical professionals to prescribe Ivermectin, just gives them permission to do so.
The bill will go forward in the legislative process and will next be heard on the Senate floor.
