U.S. Congress - H.R.2659 Access to Birth Control Act
H.R.2659 - Access to Birth Control Act
To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Access to Birth Control Act as introduced.
- Official: To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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7/26/2011--Introduced.Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock; (2) immediately informing a customer iOfficial Summary
7/26/2011--Introduced.Access to Birth Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including:(1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock;
(2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either transferring the prescription to a pharmacy that has the contraceptive in stock or expediting the ordering of the contraceptive and notifying the customer when it arrives, based on customer preference, except for pharmacies that do not ordinarily stock contraceptives in the normal course of business; and
(3) ensuring that pharmacy employees do not take certain actions relating to a request for contraception, including intimidating, threatening, or harassing customers, interfering with or obstructing the delivery of services, intentionally misrepresenting or deceiving customers about the availability of contraception or its mechanism of action, breaching or threatening to breach medical confidentiality, or refusing to return a valid, lawful prescription. Provides that a pharmacy is not prohibited from refusing to provide a contraceptive to a customer if:
(1) it is unlawful to dispense the contraceptive to the customer without a valid, lawful prescription and no such prescription is presented;
(2) the customer is unable to pay for the contraceptive; or
(3) the employee of the pharmacy refuses to provide the contraceptive on the basis of a professional clinical judgment. Provides that this Act does not preempt state law or any professional obligation of a state board that provides greater protections for customers. Sets forth civil penalties and establishes a a private cause of action for violations of this Act.
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... Access to Birth Control Act (HR 2659 and S 1415) establishes certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception; S 1459 prohibits air carriers from charging a fee for the transportation ...
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H.R.2659 Access to Birth Control Act
soitgoes12
November 09, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Tennessee. I support H.R.2659 - Access to Birth Control Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Drew Howe -
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DPW
September 23, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 7th Congressional district of Arizona. I support H.R.2659 - Access to Birth Control Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Carrie Gleason
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