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CA AB1902

Bill

Status

Passed

9/21/2024

Primary Sponsor

Juan Alanis

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires dispensers to provide accessible prescription labels at no cost to patients who identify as blind, low-vision, or print disabled, available in audible, large print, Braille, or translated formats.

  • Mandates accessible labels conform to United States Access Board standards and National CLAS Standards, and must be available in a timely manner comparable to standard patient wait times.

  • Requires a supplemental document meeting accessibility requirements if the accessible label cannot fit on the prescription container.

  • Explicitly requires dispensers to provide translated directions for use in languages the Board of Pharmacy has made available, while allowing dispensers to provide translations beyond those made available by the board.

  • Exempts prescriptions issued by veterinarians and prescriptions dispensed by institutional pharmacies and correctional facilities, except when providing drugs to individuals upon their release.

Legislative Description

Prescription drug labels: accessibility.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 330, Statutes of 2024.

9/21/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/17/2024
Business, Professions and Economic Development5/15/2024
Rules5/2/2024
Appropriations4/9/2024
Business and Professions2/5/2024

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