Official:Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Health Code,” by creating a new Chapter 6-1200, entitled “Prescription Data Collection,” to provide for submission of certain prescription data to the Department of Public Health solely for the purpose of administration and maintenance of the public health, in accordance with the Home Rule Charter, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: September 19, 2019
Signed: December 5, 2019
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires pharmacies and healthcare providers in Philadelphia to submit electronic data about prescriptions to the city's Department of Public Health. This will help track and monitor prescription usage for public health purposes.
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