1) Upon request of a prescriber, patient or a patient’s agent, each drug dispensed by a pharmacy for a patient’s self-administration must bear a label in both English and the language requested for an individual with limited English proficiency, defined as a person who is not fluent in the English language. This does not apply to a drug outlet dispensing a drug intended for administration by a healthcare worker.

1. (2) When dispensing a drug under (1), a pharmacy must provide labels and informational inserts in both English and one of the following languages:

   1. (a) Spanish;
   2. (b) Russian;
   3. (c) Somali;
   4. (d) Arabic;
   5. (e) Chinese (simplified);
   6. (f) Vietnamese;
   7. (g) Farsi;
   8. (h) Korean;
   9. (i) Romanian;
   10. (j) Swahili;
   11. (k) Burmese;
   12. (l) Nepali;
   13. (m) Amharic; and
   14. (n) Pashtu.
2. (3) The board must reassess and update (2) as necessary and at least every ten years.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 689.564

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 689.205

History

BP 43-2021, adopt filed 12/16/2021, effective 01/01/2022