(Effective January 22, 2027)
(1) Every dispensing facility and dispensing practitioner shall provide a means of access to prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(7), to visually impaired or print disabled individuals upon the request of the visually impaired or print disabled individual, their prescriber, or their authorized representative.
(2) Every dispensing facility and dispensing practitioner shall offer to provide a means of access to prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(7), to visually impaired or print disabled individuals when it is self-evident the person to whom the prescription is being prescribed and delivered is visually impaired or print disabled.
(3) A dispensing facility or dispensing practitioner shall provide one, or a combination, of the following means of access for visually impaired or print disabled individuals upon the request of the visually impaired or print disabled individual, their prescriber, or their authorized representative:
(a) Printed prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(9), in a minimum of 12-point font size, which is affixed to the prescription container;
(b) Prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(9), in Braille affixed to the prescription container;
(c) A QR code, or equivalent, affixed to the prescription drug container that transmits prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(9), to an individual's external accessible device; or
(d) A prescription drug reader, or equivalent, that is able to provide prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(9), from the label affixed to the prescription container in an audio format accessible to the individual.
(4) When dispensing facilities or dispensing practitioners provide prescription information, as defined in WAC 246-945-026(9), in one or more accessible means to visually impaired or print disabled individuals, the dispensing facility or dispensing practitioner must still affix their standard label to the prescription drug container that meets the requirements of WAC 246-945-015 for dispensing practitioners or WAC 246-945-016 for dispensing facilities.