An Act relative to requiring that blind and cross-disability agencies receiving state funding from the Massachusetts state fiscal budget work in conjunction with pharmacies and pharmacists across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to set practices to put information contained on prescription medication labels into accessible format for those who are print challenged. This shall also include public schools, state community colleges, state senior colleges, or universities that offer English as a second language, ESL programs.
By Ms. DiZoglio of Methuen (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1937) of Brian J. Coppola and Marcos A. Devers relative to printing information on prescription medication labels in a format accessible to print-challenged persons. Public Health.
Bill Information
Bill Information
Presenting Legislator is not a sponsor of this measure.
- Presenter:
- Diana DiZoglio (By Request)
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2013 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Health |
| 1/22/2013 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/2/2013 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/02/2013 from 12:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 6/9/2014 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H4147 |
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