Introduced
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To require that handwritten prescriptions be legible and written with an indelible pen or pencil in at least 10 point type, and authorize physicians to transmit a prescription by fax, e-mail, or other electronic means.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To establish that the provider of electronic transmission service over which a prescription is sent (such as an Internet Service Provider that provides e-mail service) may retain a copy in a confidential archive, but cannot use the information in it for commercial or marketing purposes.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 95 to 10 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
