1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring temperature monitoring for certain prescription drugs 
1.3 	delivered by common carrier;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 151.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [151.335] DELIVERY THROUGH COMMON CARRIER; COMPLIANCE 
1.7 	WITH TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS.
1.8 	In addition to complying with the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 6800.3000, a 
1.9 	mail order or specialty pharmacy that employs the United States Postal Service or other 
1.10 	common carrier to deliver a filled prescription directly to a patient must ensure that the drug 
1.11 	is delivered in compliance with temperature requirements established by the manufacturer 
1.12 	of the drug. The methods used to ensure compliance must include but are not limited to 
1.13 	enclosing in each medication's packaging a method recognized by the United States 
1.14 	Pharmacopeia by which the patient can easily detect improper storage or temperature 
1.15 	variations.