Ill STAT. 1820 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 10 USC 1073 SEC. 744. DISCLOSURES OF CAUTIONARY INFORMATION ON PRESCRIP- note. TION MEDICATIONS. (a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the administering Secretaries referred to in section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, shall prescribe regulations to require each source described in subsection (d) that dispenses a prescription medication to a beneficiary under chapter 55 of such title to include with the medication the written cautionary information required by subsection (b). (b) INFORMATION TO BE DISCLOSED. —Information required to be disclosed about a medication under the regulations shall include appropriate cautions about usage of the medication, including possible side effects and potentially hazardous interactions with foods. (c) FORM OF INFORMATION. —The regulations shall require that information be furnished in a form that, to the maximum extent practicable, is easily read and understood. (d) COVERED SOURCES.— The regulations shall apply to the following: (1) Pharmacies and any other dispensers of prescription medications in medical facilities of the uniformed services. (2) Sources of prescription medications under any mail order pharmaceuticals program provided by any of the administering Secretaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Pharmacies paid under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (including the TRICARE program). (4) Pharmacies, and any other pharmaceutical dispensers, of designated providers referred to in section 721(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 Stat. 2593; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note). 10 USC 1073 SEC. 745. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN OPHTHALMIC note. SERVICES. (a) COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIRED. —Beginning not later than October 1, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall competitively procure from private-sector sources, or other sources outside of the Department of Defense, all ophthalmic services related to the provision of single vision and multivision eyeware for members of the Armed Forces, retired members, and certain covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who would otherwise receive such ophthalmic services through the Department of Defense. (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense determines that the use of sources within the Department of Defense to provide such ophthalmic services— (1) is necessary to meet the readiness requirements of the Armed Forces; or (2) is more cost effective. (c) COMPLETION OF EXISTING ORDERS.— Subsection (a) shall not apply to orders for ophthalmic services received on or before September 30, 1998.
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