NY S08365

Requires prescribers to indicate on prescription forms and electronic prescriptions whether a patient has limited English proficiency and, if so, specify the patient's preferred language.

Mandates chain pharmacies (four or more establishments under same ownership/management/franchise) provide free oral interpretation services to limited English proficient individuals for prescription counseling and medication profile information.

Requires chain pharmacies to provide free oral interpretation of prescription labels, warning labels, and written materials to limited English proficient patients, or provide translated materials in the patient's language.

Directs the State Board of Pharmacy to develop standardized, patient-centered prescription drug labels considering factors such as medical literacy research, font sizes, and needs of senior citizens, with chain pharmacies required to provide translated labels within 270 days of final regulations.

Requires chain pharmacies to post conspicuous notifications in pharmacy primary languages (top seven languages spoken by limited English proficient individuals in New York) informing patients of their right to free language assistance services; takes effect one year after enactment.