HB 1961 -- Prescriptions for Contraceptives

Sponsor:  Newman

This bill requires pharmacies to fill valid and lawful
prescriptions for all federal Food and Drug
Administration-approved drugs or devices used to prevent
pregnancy, including emergency contraceptives, without delay.

If the contraceptive or suitable alternative is not in stock, the
pharmacy must obtain the contraceptive under the pharmacy's
standard procedures for ordering contraceptives not in stock.  If
the patient prefers, the prescription must either be transferred
to a local pharmacy of the patient's choice or returned to the
patient.

Pharmacies have a duty to treat each customer in a non-judgmental
manner and ensure that each customer is not subjected to
indignity, humiliation, breaches of confidentiality, or pressure
to fill or not to fill the prescription.

The State Board of Pharmacy within the Department of Insurance,
Financial Institutions and Professional Registration is
authorized to take disciplinary action against a licensed
pharmacy that violates the provisions of the bill.

Nothing in the bill will interfere with a pharmacist's screening
for potential drug therapy problems, drug-disease
contraindications, or other interaction problems.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:12 pm