Senate File 2344 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2344 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2255) A BILL FOR An Act relating to an exemption from electronic prescribing for 1 free clinics and including effective date and retroactive 2 applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5178SV (2) 88 pf/rh
S.F. 2344 Section 1. Section 124.308, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 1 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 2 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (10) A prescription issued by a free 3 clinic as defined in section 135.24. 4 Sec. 2. Section 155A.27, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 5 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 6 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (12) A prescription issued by a free 7 clinic as defined in section 135.24. 8 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 9 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 10 Sec. 4. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 11 retroactively to January 1, 2020. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill exempts free clinics from required electronic 16 prescribing including those prescriptions issued for a 17 controlled substance. The bill takes effect upon enactment and 18 is retroactively applicable to January 1, 2020. 19 -1- LSB 5178SV (2) 88 pf/rh 1/ 1