HF 2260 (LSB 5967YH (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2260

BY  SCHULTZ

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to a pharmacist’s refusal to dispense a specific medication.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  155A.43  Liability of pharmacists relating to refusal to dispense medications.
   1.  A pharmacist shall not be required against that individual pharmacist’s religious beliefs or moral convictions to dispense a specific medication.
   2.  Refusal of an individual pharmacist to dispense a specific medication shall not be grounds for civil liability nor a basis for any disciplinary, recriminatory, or discriminatory action against the individual pharmacist or the pharmacy of the pharmacist.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the ability of a pharmacist to refuse to dispense a specific medication. The bill provides that a pharmacist shall not be required against the pharmacist’s religious beliefs or moral convictions to dispense a specific medication. Such refusal is also not grounds for civil liability nor a basis for any disciplinary, recriminatory, or discriminatory action against the individual pharmacist or the pharmacy of the pharmacist.