PRINTER'S NO. 351
No. 342 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY FREIND, FEBRUARY 2, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, FEBRUARY 2, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," providing for copayments
4 by recipients for prescriptions under the medical assistance
5 program.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
9 as the "Public Welfare Code," is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 475. Copayments by Recipients for Prescriptions.--
12 Medical assistance recipients shall pay a fee of fifty cents
13 (50¢) for each prescription filled under the medical assistance
14 program. Such fee shall be paid to the pharmacy provider filling
15 the prescription and shall be retained by the pharmacy provider
16 in addition to the fee paid to the pharmacy provider by the
17 department. The payment of the copayment fee by the recipient to
18 the pharmacy provider shall not be waived by the department or
19 the pharmacy provider.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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