PRINTER'S NO. 2327
No. 1808 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY JOSEPHS, BARBER, DORR, TRUMAN, KOSINSKI, DAWIDA,
KUKOVICH, ARTY, PISTELLA, ROEBUCK, CARN, MRKONIC, SHOWERS,
LEVDANSKY, HAGARTY, STEVENS, MAIALE, ROBBINS, ANGSTADT,
PETRARCA, JOHNSON, GRUPPO, RAYMOND, LINTON, PITTS, PERZEL,
BALDWIN, BELFANTI, HOWLETT, E. Z. TAYLOR, HARPER, J. TAYLOR,
PRESSMANN, YANDRISEVITS, TRELLO, FREEMAN, COHEN, MICHLOVIC,
D. R. WRIGHT, BELARDI, GLADECK, COWELL, STABACK, DeWEESE,
LUCYK, KASUNIC, FLICK, WOGAN, FOX AND DeLUCA, OCTOBER 21,
1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, OCTOBER 21, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 4, 1983 (P.L.217, No.63), entitled
2 "An act establishing a program of limited pharmaceutical
3 assistance for the elderly; granting powers to and imposing
4 duties on the Department of Aging; establishing a payment
5 system; making provisions for funding; providing for reports;
6 and fixing penalties for violations of the pharmaceutical
7 assistance program," further providing for the supply of
8 drugs which may be dispensed in a single prescription.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Section 4(e)(7) of the act of November 4, 1983
12 (P.L.217, No.63), known as the Pharmaceutical Assistance
13 Contract for the Elderly Act, is amended to read:
14 Section 4. Responsibilities of Department of Aging.
15 * * *
16 (e) Program criteria.--The program shall include the
17 following criteria:
1 * * *
2 (7) Prescription benefits for any single prescription
3 shall be limited to a [30-day] 60-day supply of the
4 prescription drug or [100] 200 doses, whichever is less,
5 except that in the case of acute drugs the limitation shall
6 be a 15-day supply.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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