H.F. 2258 Section 1. Section 155A.27, subsection 2, Code 2020, is 1 amended by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 2. Section 155A.27, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph 3 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 4 For prescriptions issued prior to January 1, 2020, or 5 for prescriptions exempt from the electronic prescription 6 requirement in subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , a A prescriber or 7 the prescriber’s authorized agent may transmit a prescription 8 for a prescription drug to a pharmacy by any of the following 9 means: 10 Sec. 3. Section 155A.27, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended 11 by striking the subsection. 12 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 13 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 14 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to all 15 prescriptions issued on or after the effective date of this 16 Act. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill removes the requirement that all prescriptions, 21 except those that fall within certain exceptions, be 22 transmitted to a pharmacy electronically. The bill does 23 not alter the requirement that prescriptions for controlled 24 substances be transmitted electronically. 25 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to all 26 prescriptions issued on or after the effective date of the 27 bill. 28 -1- LSB 5996YH (1) 88 ss/rh 1/ 1