PRINTER'S NO. 2691
No. 318 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, DAILEY, FICHTER, CORNELL, McGILL AND
BUNT, NOVEMBER 17, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 17, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the period of December 1, 1999, through January 31,
2 2000, as a transitional period in Pennsylvania and urging
3 citizens of this Commonwealth to plan for their prescription
4 medication needs accordingly.
5 WHEREAS, Many Pennsylvanians need prescription medication to
6 maintain their health and quality of life; and
7 WHEREAS, The conditions that precipitate the need for
8 prescription medication could last throughout the period of
9 December 1, 1999, through January 31, 2000; and
10 WHEREAS, The potential exists that on January 1, 2000,
11 computers across this Commonwealth could become temporarily
12 inoperable due to the Y2K computer problem; and
13 WHEREAS, Because nearly every pharmacy in this Commonwealth
14 uses computers as a function of business, many citizens could go
15 without life-sustaining medication; and
16 WHEREAS, The interruption of the supply of medication may
17 result in substantial physical or mental discomfort or
18 undesirable health consequences for the patient; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the citizens
2 of this Commonwealth to be aware of their prescription needs
3 during this transitional period of December 1, 1999, through
4 January 31, 2000, and plan for their prescription medication
5 needs accordingly by filling or renewing their prescriptions
6 prior to January 1, 2000.
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