Existing law requires a prescription be dispensed in a container with a label or other device that provides certain information about the prescription, including the specific directions for use given by the prescribing practitioner. (NRS 639.2801) Existing law requires a pharmacy, other than an institutional pharmacy, to provide the directions for use in English and, upon the request of the prescribing practitioner, a second language. Existing law requires the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations prescribing every language, other than English, in which a pharmacy must provide such information, based on demographic trends and projections. (NRS 639.28013) This bill removes the requirement for the Board to adopt such regulations and instead requires each pharmacy to provide the information in the 10 languages mostly commonly spoken at home in this State, as determined by the most recent decennial census. This bill also authorizes a pharmacy to provide the required information in a separate document if it is impractical to include the information in English on the label or other device affixed to the container of the prescription.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 639.28013
Reprint 1: 639.28013
As Enrolled: 639.28013
BDR: 639.28013