OAR 855-041-1131: Prescription Reader Accessibility
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2020-06-23Last verified: 2026-09-07
A pharmacy shall notify each person to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that a prescription reader is available to the person upon request; a prescription reader is a device designed to audibly convey labeling information. A pharmacy that provides a prescription reader shall make it available to the person for at least the duration of the prescription, shall confirm it is appropriate to address the person’s visual impairment, and shall ensure that prescription labels are compatible with the prescription reader. This requirement does not apply to an institutional drug outlet, dispensing a drug intended for administration by a healthcare provider.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 689.205
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 689.561
History: BP 8-2020, adopt filed 06/22/2020, effective 06/23/2020 BP 8-2019, temporary adopt filed 12/17/2019, effective 01/01/2020 through 06/28/2020
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