HB 1638 — An Act ensuring reproductive freedom by preserving the anonymity of providers on prescription labels.

PRINTER'S NO.   1988

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1638
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY DALEY, SHUSTERMAN, OTTEN, HILL-EVANS, RIVERA,
        SANCHEZ, WAXMAN, SCHLOSSBERG, HOWARD, PROBST, PIELLI, GUENST,
        ISAACSON, HOHENSTEIN, D. WILLIAMS, BRENNAN AND BOROWSKI,
        JUNE 23, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JUNE 23, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Ensuring reproductive freedom by preserving the anonymity of
 2      providers on prescription labels.
 3      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 4   hereby enacts as follows:
 5   Section 1.   Short title.
 6      This act shall be known and may be cited as the Ensuring
 7   Reproductive Freedom by Shielding Our Providers Act.
 8   Section 2.   Definitions.
 9      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
10   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
11   context clearly indicates otherwise:
12      "Dispenser."    A person lawfully authorized to dispense mail
13   order and Internet sales of pharmaceuticals in this
14   Commonwealth.
15      "Pharmacy."    As defined in section 2(12) of the act of
16   September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy
17   Act.
 1      "Physician."     As defined in section 2(17) of the Pharmacy
 2   Act.
 3      "Prescriber."     A person who is licensed, registered or
 4   otherwise lawfully authorized to distribute, dispense or
 5   administer mifepristone or misoprostol, or a generic alternative
 6   to mifepristone or misoprostol, in the course of professional
 7   practice in this Commonwealth.
 8      "Provider."     Any of the following:
 9            (1)   A physician or other health care professional
10      authorized by law to prescribe mifepristone or misoprostol,
11      or a generic alternative to mifepristone or misoprostol.
12            (2)   A prescriber.
13   Section 3.     Prescription label.
14      (a)   Request.--A provider may request that a dispenser or
15   pharmacy include on a prescription label for mifepristone or
16   misoprostol, or a generic alternative to mifepristone or
17   misoprostol, the name of the provider's health care practice
18   instead of the name of the provider.
19      (b)   Requirement.--If a provider makes a request under
20   subsection (a), the dispenser or pharmacy shall use the name of
21   the provider's health care practice instead of the name of the
22   provider on the prescription label.
23   Section 4.     Effective date.
24      This act shall take effect in 30 days.




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