Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 1378
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       38-01442A-16                                          20161378__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to drug safety; amending s. 893.055,
    3         F.S.; requiring pharmacies to offer for sale
    4         prescription lock boxes; requiring pharmacies to
    5         display a certain sign; defining the term
    6         “prescription lock box”; requiring the Department of
    7         Health to develop and distribute a pamphlet; requiring
    8         the pamphlet to contain certain information; requiring
    9         pharmacists to distribute the pamphlet in certain
   10         circumstances; prohibiting a pharmacy from charging a
   11         fee for the pamphlet; providing an effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Present subsections (15), (16), and (17) of
   16  section 893.055, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
   17  subsections (17), (18), and (19), respectively, and new
   18  subsections (15) and (16) are added to that section, to read:
   19         893.055 Prescription drug monitoring program.—
   20         (15) Pharmacies shall offer for sale prescription lock
   21  boxes at each store location. Pharmacies shall make customers
   22  aware of the availability of the prescription lock boxes by
   23  displaying a sign on or near the pharmacy counter which measures
   24  at least 4 inches by 5 inches and includes the statement, in a
   25  legibly printed font, “Prescription Lock Boxes for Securing Your
   26  Prescription Medications Are Available at This Pharmacy.” As
   27  used in this subsection, the term “prescription lock box” means
   28  a box or a bag with a locking mechanism that cannot be tampered
   29  with or opened without the application of extreme force.
   30         (16)(a) The department shall develop a written pamphlet
   31  relating to controlled substances which includes educational
   32  information about the following:
   33         1. Precautions regarding the use of pain management
   34  prescriptions.
   35         2. The potential for misuse and abuse of controlled
   36  substances by adults and children.
   37         3. The risk of controlled substance dependency and
   38  addiction.
   39         4. The proper storage and disposal of controlled
   40  substances.
   41         5. Controlled substance addiction support and treatment
   42  resources.
   43         6. Telephone helplines and website links that provide
   44  counseling and emergency assistance for individuals dealing with
   45  substance abuse.
   46         (b) The department shall distribute copies of the pamphlet
   47  to pharmacies throughout the state and make the contents of the
   48  pamphlet available in electronic form on its website. A
   49  pharmacist shall distribute the pamphlet to a consumer when
   50  dispensing a prescription or a controlled substance and shall
   51  offer them to consumers in a display. Pharmacies may not charge
   52  consumers a fee for the pamphlet.
   53         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.