Oregon Statutes 689.561 – Prescription readers; compatible labels; exception; rules
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 689.561
- Device: means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent or other similar or related article, including any component part or accessory, which is required under federal or state law to be prescribed by a practitioner and dispensed by a pharmacist. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
- Drug outlet: means a pharmacy, nursing home, shelter home, convalescent home, extended care facility, drug abuse treatment center, penal institution, hospital, family planning clinic, student health center, retail store, wholesaler, manufacturer, mail-order vendor or other establishment with facilities located within or out of this state that is engaged in dispensing, delivery or distribution of drugs within this state. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
- Pharmacy: means a place that meets the requirements of rules of the board, is licensed and approved by the board where the practice of pharmacy may lawfully occur and includes apothecaries, drug stores, dispensaries, hospital outpatient pharmacies, pharmacy departments and prescription laboratories but does not include a place used by a manufacturer or wholesaler. See Oregon Statutes 689.005
(a) ‘Person who is blind’ means a person who is:
(A) Visually impaired;
(B) Print disabled; or
(C) A person who is blind as that term is defined in ORS § 346.510.
(b) ‘Prescription reader’ means a device that is designed to audibly convey the information contained on the label of a prescription drug.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a pharmacy shall notify each person to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that a prescription reader is available to the person upon request. If a person informs the pharmacy that the person identifies as a person who is blind, the pharmacy shall provide to the person a prescription reader that is:
(a) Available to the person for at least the duration of the prescription; and
(b) Appropriate to address the person’s visual impairment.
(3) A pharmacy that provides a prescription reader under subsection (2) of this section shall ensure that the prescription label is compatible with the prescription reader.
(4) The requirements of this section do not apply to prescription drugs dispensed by an institutional drug outlet.
(5) The State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to carry out this section. [2019 c.438 § 2]