SF 2089: Relating to ensuring the provision of accessible prescription-related measures for persons who are blind, have a visual impairment, or otherwise have print disabilities

What it does

This bill requires the board of pharmacy to adopt administrative rules no later than October 31, 2024, to ensure that a person who is blind, has a visual impairment, or otherwise has a print disability has appropriate access to prescription drug labels, bag tags, and medical guides. The accessibility measures shall be provided at no additional cost to such person, provide information in a format that is fully accessible to a person who is blind, has a visual impairment, or otherwise has a print disability, and provide information to a person who is blind, has a visual impairment, or otherwise has a print disability within a time frame comparable to the time frame within which the information is provided to a person who is not blind, does not have a visual impairment, or otherwise does not have a print disability.

Senate subcommittee · named January 25, 2024

• Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
• Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Health Care Association; Prevent Blindness Iowa

In plain words

1. January 23, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 25, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Costello and Jochum