House File 2523 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2523 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2187) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the hiring of practitioners and transmission 1 of certain prescriptions by free clinics. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5982HV (2) 88 ss/rh
H.F. 2523 Section 1. FREE CLINICS —— ADDITIONAL PRACTITIONERS —— 1 ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION EXEMPTION. 2 1. The board of pharmacy shall adopt rules to allow for an 3 expedited process through which a free clinic, as defined in 4 section 135.24, that does not prescribe controlled substances, 5 may add additional practitioners. 6 2. The board of pharmacy shall adopt rules to exempt a free 7 clinic, as defined in section 135.24, that does not prescribe 8 controlled substances, from the requirement that every 9 prescription issued for a prescription drug be transmitted 10 electronically for a period of three years. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill relates to the hiring of practitioners and 15 transmission of certain prescriptions by free clinics. 16 The bill directs the board of pharmacy to adopt rules 17 allowing an expedited process by which free clinics that 18 do not prescribe controlled substances may add additional 19 practitioners. The bill also requires the board of pharmacy 20 to adopt rules exempting free clinics that do not prescribe 21 controlled substances from requirements relating to the 22 electronic transmission of prescriptions for three years. 23 -1- LSB 5982HV (2) 88 ss/rh 1/ 1