HF 2187 (LSB 5982YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2187

BY  BERGAN

A BILL FOR

An Act exempting certain facilities from electronic prescription transmission requirements and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 155A.27, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (12)  A prescription issued by a free clinic, as defined in section 135.24, subsection 7, paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 3.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill exempts free clinics, defined as a facility that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that has the sole purpose of providing health care services without charge to individuals who are otherwise unable to pay for the services, from the requirement that every prescription issued for a prescription drug be transmitted electronically to a pharmacy.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to January 1, 2020.