James Maroney

Senator Maroney Named Connecticut Legislator of the Year

The Connecticut Pharmacists Association (CPA) named state Senator James Maroney (D-Milford) the 2022 Legislator of the Year for his support of the pharmacy profession in Connecticut. Senator Maroney Chairs the General Law committee, which oversees pharmacy regulation in Connecticut.

The Connecticut Pharmacists Association awarded Sen. Maroney for his support in shepherding through the state legislature major revisions to the state law concerning collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) agreements. This law makes it easier for the agreements to be established; it allows pharmacists and authorized prescribers to better coordinate care; and helps expand patient access to pharmacist care services.

“I am honored to receive an award from the Connecticut Pharmacists Association,” said Sen. Maroney. “Pharmacists and patients in our state need our advocacy and I am prepared to fight in order to help provide crucial care that is necessary. This significant expansion of authority allows pharmacists to provide advanced therapy management. Pharmacists play such a vital role and I am proud to support what is needed in order to help our community.”

“CPA is very proud to honor Sen. Maroney as our Legislator of the Year for his support of Connecticut’s pharmacists,” said Nathan Tinker, PhD, CEO of CPA. “Sen. Maroney was the driving force in shepherding through the state legislature major revisions to the state law concerning collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) agreements. This law makes it easier for the agreements to be established; it allows pharmacists and authorized prescribers to better coordinate care; and helps expand patient access to pharmacist care services.”

“Sen. Maroney’s leadership has made it possible for pharmacists to have an even greater impact in the community, to help drive down healthcare costs, and to improve health equity in Connecticut,” said Sean Jeffery, PharmD, Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services at Hartford Healthcare. “He understands the vital role pharmacists play in our hospitals, long-term care facilities, and neighborhoods, and he richly deserves this honor. I speak for all Connecticut’s pharmacists in congratulating Sen. Maroney on this award.”

“Pharmacists are vital to the health and well-being of Connecticut’s citizens,” said Rod Marriott, PharmD, Director of Drug Control, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP). “DCP actively engaged with Sen. Maroney and the pharmacy community to assure that the revised CDTM statutes would strengthen patient access to healthcare while ensuring appropriate regulatory oversight and patient safeguards.”

The new CDTM law took effect on July 1 and allows pharmacists, in accordance with an applicable CDTM agreement or CDTM policy and care plan, to manage drug therapy for individual patients as well as (1) drug therapy of patient populations; (2) devices prescribed to individuals and patient populations; and (3) therapeutic classes of drugs with respect to the applicable patient or patient population.