House
File
2260
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2260
BY
SCHULTZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
a
pharmacist’s
refusal
to
dispense
a
1
specific
medication.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2260
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
155A.43
Liability
of
pharmacists
1
relating
to
refusal
to
dispense
medications.
2
1.
A
pharmacist
shall
not
be
required
against
that
3
individual
pharmacist’s
religious
beliefs
or
moral
convictions
4
to
dispense
a
specific
medication.
5
2.
Refusal
of
an
individual
pharmacist
to
dispense
6
a
specific
medication
shall
not
be
grounds
for
civil
7
liability
nor
a
basis
for
any
disciplinary,
recriminatory,
or
8
discriminatory
action
against
the
individual
pharmacist
or
the
9
pharmacy
of
the
pharmacist.
10
EXPLANATION
11
This
bill
relates
to
the
ability
of
a
pharmacist
to
refuse
12
to
dispense
a
specific
medication.
The
bill
provides
that
13
a
pharmacist
shall
not
be
required
against
the
pharmacist’s
14
religious
beliefs
or
moral
convictions
to
dispense
a
specific
15
medication.
Such
refusal
is
also
not
grounds
for
civil
16
liability
nor
a
basis
for
any
disciplinary,
recriminatory,
or
17
discriminatory
action
against
the
individual
pharmacist
or
the
18
pharmacy
of
the
pharmacist.
19
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