H.B. 448 Summary

• Licensed terminal distributors of dangerous drugs must notify customers that prescription readers are available and provide them upon request for the duration of the prescription.

• Prescription readers are defined as devices that audibly convey required label information including cautions, drug interactions, contraindications, and side effects for visually impaired patients.

• Health benefit plans and Medicaid must cover prescription readers provided by licensed terminal distributors.

• Exemptions from prescription reader requirements apply to institutional pharmacies, drug repository programs, correctional facility pharmacies, and government-operated pharmacies.

• Notice requirements vary by transaction type: in-person notices target customers believed to be blind or visually impaired, while mail delivery notices go to the purchaser.