Nurse practitioners; authorize to dispense legend drugs to patients.

SB 2667 would amend Mississippi law to explicitly authorize nurse practitioners to dispense non-controlled prescription medications ("legend drugs") directly to their patients. This change would directly affect nurse practitioners by expanding their scope of practice and patients by improving access to routine medications without requiring separate physician dispensing. The bill clarifies that this authority applies only to non-controlled drugs and does not alter existing requirements for nurse practitioners to maintain collaborative relationships with physicians or follow board-approved protocols. The amendment aligns with the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act but does not impact prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances.