State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations
What this bill does
Requiring the State Board of Pharmacy to adopt regulations necessary to ensure that individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled have appropriate access to prescription labels, bag tags, and medical guides; requiring the Board to give visually impaired individuals an opportunity to comment on the regulations; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report by December 1, 2023, to the General Assembly on the implementation process for providing accessible labels for visually impaired persons.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Guyton, Michele | Delegate Michele Guyton | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arneson, Emilylobbyist | Kennedy Krieger Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dolamore, Stephanie | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maneki, Sharon | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wylie, Devin | People On the Go Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Guyton, Delegate Guytonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gray, Shiffon | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson, Shaun | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Nicholls, Patricia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Othman, Ronza | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Quirk, Justine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Riccobono, Melissa | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Maryland Pharmacists Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Chen, Steven | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Oral |