House File 602 HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 241) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the establishment of a continuous quality 2 improvement program relating to licensed pharmacy operations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1185HV 80 5 rn/cl/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 155A.40 CONTINUOUS QUALITY 1 2 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 1 3 1. Each licensed pharmacy shall implement or participate 1 4 in a continuous quality improvement program to review pharmacy 1 5 procedures in order to identify methods for addressing 1 6 pharmacy medication errors and for improving patient use of 1 7 medications and patient care services. Under the program, 1 8 each pharmacy shall assess its practices and identify areas 1 9 for quality improvement. 1 10 2. The board shall adopt rules for the administration of a 1 11 continuous quality improvement program. The rules shall 1 12 address all of the following: 1 13 a. Program requirements and procedures. 1 14 b. Program record and reporting requirements. 1 15 c. Any other provisions necessary for the administration 1 16 of a program. 1 17 3. Any record or report generated solely for and 1 18 maintained by a pharmacy as a component of the pharmacy's 1 19 continuous quality improvement program shall not be subject to 1 20 discovery in any civil proceeding. However, this subsection 1 21 shall not prohibit the board or other authorized government 1 22 agency from reviewing or having access to the record or report 1 23 as necessary to protect the public health and safety. 1 24 HF 602 1 25 rn/es/25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35