1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the Board of Pharmacy to adopt rules relating to 
1.3 	prescription drug labeling.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RULEMAKING; BOARD OF PHARMACY.
 1.6 	The Board of Pharmacy must amend Minnesota Rules, part 6800.3400, to permit and 
1.7 	promote the inclusion of the following on a prescription label:
1.8 	(1) the complete and unabbreviated generic name of the drug; and
1.9 	(2) instructions written in plain language explaining the patient-specific indications for 
1.10 	the drug.
1.11 	The Board of Pharmacy must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, in adopting 
1.12 	the amendment to the rule.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.