Bill Text: WV HB3229 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: To require all prescribers of medication to include their purpose for prescribing the medication to the patient
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-12 - To House Health and Human Resources [HB3229 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2022-HB3229-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 3229
By Delegate Griffith
[Introduced March 16, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §30-5A-1, relating to requiring the purpose of a prescription to be clearly stated on the label.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5A. PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS AND LABELING.
§30-5A-1. Statement of medical purpose to be provided with prescribed medications.
(a) When any person licensed under this chapter writes or issues a prescription for medication to be self-administered by a client or patient, the person shall indicate the purpose for the medication in a brief statement in simple words, such as “for pain,” “for heart care,” or “for blood pressure.”
(b) Every pharmacy registered in this state shall ensure that the purpose for a medication, as specified by the prescriber, shall appear on the label issued with that medication in large, easy-to-read lettering.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that prescription medications be clearly labeled for the consumer with a simple statement of the purpose from the prescriber.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
