UConn Installs State's First Plan B Vending Machines on Campus

The initiative follows a 2023 Connecticut law expanding access to contraception, including over-the-counter sales via vending machines.

The University of Connecticut has installed vending machines providing the emergency contraceptive Plan B on its Storrs campus, a first for the state.
This effort is part of a broader initiative to increase contraception access under a 2023 Connecticut law enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The law allows licensed pharmacists to prescribe contraception after completing a brief training program and permits over-the-counter sales of medications like Plan B via vending machines.
UConn's School of Pharmacy has also launched an elective program to train pharmacists statewide to prescribe birth control, approved by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.
Despite the program's expansion, questions remain regarding reimbursement for pharmacists prescribing contraception, with three bills introduced in the state legislature to address this issue.