Iowa SF 202: A bill for an act relating to demolition reserves on fire and casualty claims on property and requesting an interim study on such reserves.

Bill Text

Senate
File
202
-
Introduced

SENATE
FILE
202

BY
BISIGNANO

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
ensuring
the
provision
of
accessible
1

prescription-related
measures
for
persons
who
are
2

blind,
have
a
visual
impairment,
or
otherwise
have
print
3

disabilities.
4

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
155A.49
Accessible
1

prescription-related
measures
for
persons
who
are
blind,
2

visually
impaired,
or
otherwise
have
print
disabilities
——
rules.
3

1.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
4

to
ensure
that
no
later
than
October
31,
2025,
a
person
who
5

is
blind,
has
a
visual
impairment,
or
otherwise
has
a
print
6

disability
has
appropriate
access
to
prescription
drug
labels,
7

bag
tags,
and
medical
guides.
The
accessibility
measures
shall
8

meet
all
of
the
following
requirements:
9

a.
Be
provided
at
no
additional
cost
to
such
persons.
10

b.
Provide
information
in
a
format
that
is
fully
accessible
11

to
a
person
who
is
blind,
has
a
visual
impairment,
or
otherwise
12

has
a
print
disability.
13

c.
Provide
information
to
a
person
who
is
blind,
has
a
14

visual
impairment,
or
otherwise
has
a
print
disability
within
15

a
time
frame
comparable
to
the
time
frame
within
which
the
16

information
is
provided
to
a
person
who
is
not
blind,
does
not
17

have
a
visual
impairment,
or
does
not
otherwise
have
a
print
18

disability.
19

2.
In
adopting
rules
under
this
section,
the
board
shall
20

solicit
input
from
persons
who
are
blind,
have
a
visual
21

impairment,
or
otherwise
have
a
print
disability.
22

3.
The
rules
adopted
under
this
section
shall
meet
all
of
23

the
following
requirements:
24

a.
Comply
with
the
guidelines
and
recommendations
in
the
25

United
States
government
accountability
office
report
published
26

in
December
2016,
entitled
“Prescription
Drug
Labels:
Actions
27

Needed
to
Increase
Awareness
of
Best
Practices
for
Accessible

28

Labels
for
Individuals
Who
are
Blind
or
Visually
Impaired”.
29

b.
Include
a
method
for
providing
notice
to
the
public
30

that
accessible
prescription
drug
labels,
bag
tags,
and
31

medical
guides
are
available,
including
notice
regarding
the
32

availability
of
the
prescription
drug
labels,
bag
tags,
and
33

medical
guides
in
audio
format.
34

4.
The
board
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
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general
assembly
by
January
1,
2026,
which
includes
information
1

regarding
progress
in
the
implementation
of
the
rules,
2

recommendations
regarding
additional
measures
for
improving
3

accessibility,
and
projected
costs
of
implementing
enhanced
4

dispensing
fees
to
defray
the
costs
of
providing
accessible
5

prescription
drug
labels,
bag
tags,
and
medical
guides
to
6

persons
who
are
blind,
have
a
visual
impairment,
or
otherwise
7

have
a
print
disability.
8

EXPLANATION
9

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11

This
bill
requires
the
board
of
pharmacy
to
adopt
12

administrative
rules
no
later
than
October
31,
2025,
to
13

ensure
that
a
person
who
is
blind,
has
a
visual
impairment,
14

or
otherwise
has
a
print
disability
has
appropriate
access
to
15

prescription
drug
labels,
bag
tags,
and
medical
guides.
The
16

accessibility
measures
shall
be
provided
at
no
additional
cost
17

to
such
person,
provide
information
in
a
format
that
is
fully
18

accessible
to
a
person
who
is
blind,
has
a
visual
impairment,
19

or
otherwise
has
a
print
disability,
and
provide
information
to
20

a
person
who
is
blind,
has
a
visual
impairment,
or
otherwise
21

has
a
print
disability
within
a
time
frame
comparable
to
the
22

time
frame
within
which
the
information
is
provided
to
a
23

person
who
is
not
blind,
does
not
have
a
visual
impairment,
or
24

otherwise
does
not
have
a
print
disability.
25

The
board
is
required
to
solicit
input
in
developing
the
26

rules
from
persons
who
are
blind,
have
a
visual
impairment,
27

or
otherwise
have
a
print
disability.
The
rules
shall
comply
28

with
the
guidelines
and
recommendations
in
the
United
States
29

government
accountability
office
report
published
in
December
30

2016,
entitled
“Prescription
Drug
Labels:
Actions
Needed
to
31

Increase
Awareness
of
Best
Practices
for
Accessible
Labels
for

32

Individuals
Who
are
Blind
or
Visually
Impaired”,
and
shall
33

include
a
method
for
providing
notice
to
the
public
that
34

accessible
prescription
drug
labels,
bag
tags,
and
medical
35

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guides
are
available.
1

The
board
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
2

general
assembly
by
January
1,
2026,
which
includes
information
3

regarding
progress
in
the
implementation
of
the
rules,
4

recommendations
regarding
additional
measures
for
improving
5

accessibility,
and
projected
costs
of
implementing
enhanced
6

dispensing
fees
to
defray
the
c