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HOUSE BILL 135

File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 195/05 - W&M & HGO

Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Healey, Howard, Marriott, and Patterson

Entitled:
Prescription Drugs - Label with Audible Capability

Synopsis:

For the purpose of requiring a pharmacy to provide, on the request of a patient with a documented vision impairment, a prescription drug label with audible capability; providing an income tax subtraction modification for expenses incurred to purchase a device that reads or creates a prescription label with audible capability; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/16
First Reading Ways and Means & Health and Government Operations
2/1
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BLIND PERSONS
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
EXEMPTIONS
INCOME TAX
LABELING
PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 21-221 )

Tax - General
( 10-208 , 10-208 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

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