HB 123 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Pharmacy Accessibility Amendments

This bill requires Utah pharmacies to provide accessible prescription labels in large-print, braille, or audio format when a patient identifies as visually impaired and requests one. It amends existing pharmacy labeling laws (Utah Code § 58-17b-602) to mandate this change, directly affecting visually impaired patients and pharmacies dispensing prescriptions. Pharmacies must offer these labels in a timely manner matching standard patient wait times and accommodate individual device preferences for audio labels. The policy change takes effect May 7, 2026, with no new funding required.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill replaces the original version with a substitute that significantly restructures the prescription labeling requirements. The new version changes the pharmacy's obligation from a strict requirement to a 'best efforts' standard, modifies the accessible label requirements to prioritize large-print and braille over audio formats, and renumbers several sections while removing the special effective date clause.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on pharmacy prescription labeling requirements, but the applicability of the accessible label provision has been weakened from a mandatory requirement to a best efforts standard.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the pharmacy obligation to provide accessible prescription labels from a mandatory requirement to a 'best efforts' standard, reducing the legal enforceability of this provision.

Modified the accessible label format requirements to prioritize large-print and braille options, removing the specific requirement for audible formats and device compatibility.

TIMELINE

Removed the special effective date provision that set the bill to take effect on May 7, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Reordered and renumbered several sections of the bill, changing the section numbering for hospital pharmacy multidose container labeling and prescriber name restrictions.

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Committee

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

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