Oklahoma 2024 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB2419 Compare Versions

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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2419 By: Alonso-Sandoval
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to prescription drugs; requiring the
41	41	Oklahoma State Board of P harmacy adopt rules for
42	42	limited English proficiency; allowing the Board to
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50	50	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	51	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
52	52	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1010.50 of Title 56, unless
53	53	there is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as fo llows:
54	54	A. The Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to
55	55	require that, if a patient is of limited Englis h proficiency and the
56	56	prescribing practitioner, patient or an authorized representative of
57	57	the patient so requests, a prescription dr ug dispensed by a ph armacy
58	58	bear a label in both English and in the language requested and, if
59	59	authorized by the Board by rule, include an informational insert in
60	60	both English and the language requested. The rules adopted under
61	61	this section must:
62	62	1. Define "limited English proficiency ";
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89	89	2. Determine the pharmacies to which the re quirements of this
90	90	section apply, and include at least retail drug outlets and other
91	91	drug outlets that dispense prescription drugs ;
92	92	3. Determine for which prescription drugs it is appropriate to
93	93	include an informational insert in addition to the label. In
94	94	adopting rules under this paragraph, the Board shall consider the
95	95	complexity and length of the directions for use of the prescription
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97	97	4. a. require that labels and informational inserts shall be
98	98	available in at least fourteen (14) languages other
99	99	than English that are spoken in O klahoma by
100	100	individuals who are of limited English proficiency, as
101	101	determined by the most recent American Community
102	102	Survey from the United States Census Bureau and in
103	103	consultation with the O klahoma Health Care Authority
104	104	and other necessary resources , and
105	105	b. the Board shall reassess, and update as necessary, the
106	106	languages described in subsection A of this section at
107	107	least once every ten (10) years, in consultation with
108	108	the Authority and other stakeholders.
109	109	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
110	110	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1010.51 of Title 56, unless
111	111	there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows:
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138	138	A. A pharmacy may contract with a third party for the
139	139	translation of the labels and informational inserts required under
140	140	Section 1 of this act.
141	141	1. A pharmacy, pharmacist or pharmacy intern that dispenses a
142	142	prescription drug in complia nce with the requireme nts of this act
143	143	may not be held liable for injuries resulting from the actions of a
144	144	third party if the pharmacy from which the label or informational
145	145	insert was dispensed entered into a contract with the third party in
146	146	good faith, and the pharmacy, pharmacis t or pharmacy intern was not
147	147	negligent with regard to the alleged misconduct of the third party.
148	148	B. This act does not apply to an institutional drug outlet.
149	149	C. The Board may adopt other rules as necessary to carry out
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151	151	D. The Board shall, in consu ltation with the Oklahoma Health
152	152	Care Authority, adopt rules to require that a pharmacy post signage
153	153	to provide notification of the right to free, competent oral
154	154	interpretation and translation services for patients who are of
155	155	limited English proficiency. Rules adopted under this subsection
156	156	must comply with any relevant federal laws and regulations.
157	157	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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