Bill Text: IA HF2265 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the dispensing of prescription drugs as prescribed, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-04 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 189. [HF2265 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2265-Introduced.html
House
File
2265
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2265
BY
JACOBSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
dispensing
of
prescription
drugs
as
1
prescribed,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
155A.32A
Dispensing
of
prescription
1
drugs
as
prescribed
——
penalty.
2
1.
If
a
practitioner
prescribes
a
prescription
drug
that
3
is
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
administration,
4
including
for
off-label
use,
and
indicates
on
the
prescription
5
that
no
drug
product
selection
in
accordance
with
section
6
155A.32
shall
be
made,
a
pharmacist
shall
dispense
the
specific
7
prescription
drug
to
the
patient
in
accordance
with
the
8
prescription.
9
2.
A
pharmacist
who
violates
this
section
by
refusing
to
10
dispense
a
prescription
drug
as
specified
in
subsection
1
is
11
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
the
dispensing
by
a
pharmacist
of
a
16
prescription
drug
as
prescribed.
17
Under
the
bill,
if
a
practitioner
prescribes
a
prescription
18
drug
that
is
approved
by
the
United
States
food
and
drug
19
administration,
including
for
off-label
use,
and
indicates
on
20
the
prescription
that
no
drug
product
selection
shall
be
made,
21
a
pharmacist
shall
dispense
the
specific
prescription
drug
to
22
the
patient
in
accordance
with
the
prescription.
23
A
pharmacist
who
violates
the
bill
by
refusing
to
dispense
24
a
prescription
drug
as
specified
in
the
bill
is
guilty
of
25
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
26
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
27
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
than
$8,540.
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