Where is the intelligence?

Here is an amendment to a bill SB407 now in the Indiana Legislative…

Representative Craig Fry offered an amendment that will require pharmacies to post a sign that tells notice of the following information: That federal law requires that a pharmacy ensure that a customer who is blind or visually impaired is not subject to discrimination in the availability of visually delivered information provided by the pharmacy.
That a customer who is blind or visually impaired and who has reasonable grounds to believe that the customer has been or may be subject to discrimination described in subdivision may submit a request to the federal Department of Justice to institute an investigation into the matter; or institute a private civil action for relief. The poster must include current contact information for the federal Department of Justice where a customer may obtain further information and submit a request for an investigation as described in subdivision (2).
A pharmacist or pharmacy technician shall read the information contained in the notice to a customer described in subsection (a) each time the customer receives a legend drug dispensed by the pharmacy. A pharmacy shall provide a written copy of the notice required by subsection (b) to any individual upon request.

Where is the intelligence behind this amendment?.. POST A SIGN… for the VISUALLY IMPAIRED ? Are people going to be critical that we read this out loud… pointing out this person’s disabilities and possibly causing them emotional distress to all around them? Could this, in some way, be a violation of HIPAA ?

What what point is a patient determined to be visually impaired? Do we have to ask EVERY PATIENT …if they can read the sign… I know that a red-tipped cane is a dead give-a-way…but …

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