Section 4076.8 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Accessible prescription labels for blind, low-vision, or print disabled persons(a) If a person informs a pharmacy that the person identifies as a person who is blind, has low-vision, or is otherwise print disabled, the dispenser shall provide to the person or their authorized representative, at no additional cost, an accessible prescription label affixed to the container that is all of the following:(1) Available to the person in a timely manner comparable to other patient wait times and lasting for at least the duration of the prescription.(2) Appropriate to the disability and language of the person making the request through use of audible, large print, Braille, or translated directions as required pursuant to Section 4076.6.(3) Conforms to the format-specific best practices established by the United States Access Board and the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care, also referred to as the National CLAS Standards.(b) A dispenser shall ensure that the prescription label is compatible with the prescription reader if a reader is provided.(c) If the accessible prescription label cannot be affixed to the container because it does not fit on the container, the dispenser, upon dispensing the prescription drug, shall provide the patient or their authorized representative with a supplemental document that meets the requirements specified in this section.(d) This section does not apply to prescription drugs dispensed and administered by an institutional pharmacy, correctional institution, or licensed correctional pharmacy. However, this section does apply to an institutional pharmacy when providing prescription drugs to a person with a disability for use by the individual upon their release from the health care facility.(e) This section does not include prescriptions issued by a veterinarian.(f) The board shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section.(g) As used in this section:(1) "Institutional pharmacy" means a pharmacy that is part of, or is operated in conjunction with, a health care facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, with the exception of a licensed correctional pharmacy.(2) "Prescription reader" means a device that is designed to audibly convey the information contained on the label of a prescription drug.Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 4076.8
Added by Stats 2024 ch 330 (AB 1902),s 2, eff. 1/1/2025.