Prescription Drug Container Labels. When a prescription drug is dispensed its container must have a label containing specific information.  The information includes the name and address of the dispensing pharmacy, the prescription number, the name of the prescribing health care provider, the prescriber's directions for use, the name and strength of the medication, the name of the patient, the date, and the expiration date.  A prescribing health care provider may request the name and strength of the medication not be shown.

National Provider Identifiers. National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) are unique identification numbers for health care providers, including both individual health care providers and organization health care providers.  The NPIs are used in administrative functions and financial transactions and it provides a single identification number to be used with multiple health plans.  The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services operates the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System to assign NPIs to health care providers and maintain information about health care providers with NPIs.

A health care provider who has prescribed abortion medication may request the label for the medications include the prescribing health care provider's national practitioner identification number or the health care facility name, instead of the prescribing health care provider's name.

The term abortion medications is defined as substances used in the course of medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy.

PRO: The bill allows providers to have the option of replacing their names with their identification number or facility when prescribing medication that induces abortion. Medical professionals are trying to do their job. By not including the provider's name, this will help keep providers safe during a time when there is a threat to their livelihood, safety, and well-being and it ensures that providers in the state can feel safe to do so without the concern of being punished for it. The state should bolster abortion provider's privacy and safety. 

CON: This bill presents issues for the patient such as who can a patient contact if something happens with their medication. This bill prioritizes anonymity for providers at the expense of the patient. Passing abortion legislation that conflicts with other states to protect providers, it should not be at the patient's expense. If this is about protecting providers, similar protections should be enacted for crisis pregnancy centers.