SF 2255 (LSB 5178SS (1) 88)

SENATE FILE 2255

BY  COSTELLO

A BILL FOR

An Act  relating to an exemption from electronic prescribing for free clinics.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 124.308, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (10)  A prescription issued by a free clinic as defined in section 135.24.
    Sec. 2.  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. 
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 from required electronic prescribing including those prescriptions issued for a controlled substance.