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AZ HB2532
Bill
Status
5/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Heather Carter
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law (A.R.S. 32-1976) to modify requirements for dispensing replacement soft contact lenses.
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Requires prescription orders to include the prescribing physician or optometrist's name, issuance date, lens brand name, type, tint, and all specifications necessary for accurate dispensing.
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Changes prescription expiration period from one year to a blank period (to be filled in) after issuance, with prescribers required to document health-related reasons if prescribing for less than the standard period.
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Requires refills within 60 days of expiration to be dispensed in sufficient quantity only through the expiration date, in compliance with FDA packaging standards.
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Requires pharmacies to include warning notice about eye discomfort symptoms with dispensed lenses and to disclose all associated charges in advertisements for replacement soft contact lenses.
Legislative Description
Contact lenses; prescriptions
Last Action
Introduced in House and read first time
5/5/2016