SF 2266

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/08/2023 08:37am

A bill for an act
relating to health care; requiring pharmacists to dispense a prescription using an
audible container label or braille container label for patients who are visually
impaired or blind; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 151.212, by adding
a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 151.212, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Accessible prescription drug container labels. new text end

new text begin (a) A pharmacy must inform
each patient for whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessible prescription drug
container label is available to any patient who identifies as a person who is blind, visually
impaired, or otherwise disabled, upon request of the patient or the patient's representative,
at no additional cost.
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new text begin (b) If a patient requests an accessible container label, the pharmacy shall provide the
patient with an audible, large print, or braille prescription drug container label depending
on the need and preference of the patient.
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new text begin (c) The accessible container label must:
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new text begin (1) be affixed on the container;
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new text begin (2) be available in a timely manner comparable to other patient wait time;
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new text begin (3) last for at least the duration of the prescription;
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new text begin (4) conform with the format-specific best practices established by the United States
Access Board;
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new text begin (5) contain the information required under subdivisions 1 and 2; and
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new text begin (6) be compatible with a prescription reader if a reader is provided.
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new text begin (d) This subdivision does not apply to prescription drugs dispensed and administered
by an institutional pharmacy or a correctional institution.
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new text begin (e) For purposes of this subdivision:
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new text begin (1) "prescription reader" means a device that is designed to audibly convey the
information contained on the label of a prescription drug container; and
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new text begin (2) "institutional pharmacy" means a pharmacy that is part of or is operated in conjunction
with any of the following health care facilities: hospital, outpatient surgical center, nursing
facility, residential care facility, rehabilitation facility, hospice care program, home and
community-based services provider, residential facility for individuals with mental illness
or developmental disabilities, or any other similar health care facility.
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