Accessible Labeling
Standards Public Comment Period
The Washington Department of
Health filed a CR-102 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
amending a section of rule — WAC 246-945-015 Minimum Requirements for
Dispensing Practitioners — and creating four new sections of rule: WACs
246-945-026 Accessible Prescription Information — Definitions,
246-945-027 Accessible Prescription Information, 246-945-028
Accessibility of Prescription Information for Visually Impaired or
Print Disabled Individuals, and 246-945-029 Translation and
Interpretation for Prescription Information for LEP Individuals. The
CR-102 was filed on August
14, 2024 under WSR 24-17-046.
The proposed rule requires
that all dispensing practitioners and dispensing facilities in the
state of Washington provide prescription information to the patient on
the container in a format that can be accurately comprehended by the
patient. The CR-102 form and the rule language may be viewed at the
following link:
A public hearing for this
proposed rulemaking will be held on October 4, 2024 at 9 a.m. Meeting
information is below:
Zoom # 871 4349 5001 and Labor & Industries Building, 7273
Linderson Way SW, Tumwater, WA 98501
Written comments on the
proposed rule may be submitted on the department rules comment page or sent
to Joshua Munroe, Rules and Legislative Consultant, at PharmacyRules@doh.wa.gov.
There will also be an opportunity to deliver oral comments during the
public hearing. We will continue accepting written comments until midnight on October 3, 2024.
For those wishing to provide
oral comment, the October
4 public hearing will be limited to two minutes per speaker
to ensure as many participants as possible are able to provide comment.
If you do not believe two minutes is sufficient, the commission
encourages you to also provide written comment prior to the deadline of
midnight on
October 3, 2024.
On October 4, the
commission will only be taking public comment. During its regular business meeting
October 11, the commission will be reviewing responses
to the public comment and determining next steps.
The commission is working to
secure Spanish-language interpretation services for the public hearing.
If you need additional accessibility services, please contact
commission staff no
later than September 20, 2024 at PharmacyRules@doh.wa.gov.
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