PRINTER'S NO. 2683
No. 1997 Session of 1984
INTRODUCED BY ITKIN, McVERRY, SHOWERS, CALTAGIRONE, KUKOVICH,
PRESTON, BELFANTI, OLIVER, MACKOWSKI, COY, HERMAN, PETRONE,
COHEN, RAPPAPORT, D. R. WRIGHT, DUFFY, MRKONIC, LUCYK,
DeLUCA, COLAFELLA, BELOFF, TRELLO AND PETRARCA, MARCH 20,
1984
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 20, 1984
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 program criteria.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 4(e)(9) of the act of November 4, 1983
11 (P.L.217, No.63), known as the Pharmaceutical Assistance
12 Contract for the Elderly Act, is amended to read:
13 Section 4. Responsibilities of Department of Aging.
14 * * *
15 (e) Program criteria.--The program shall include the
16 following criteria:
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18 (9) [A system of mail order delivery for prescriptions
19 shall be prohibited under this program.] The Department of
1 Aging may not enter into a contract with a private contractor
2 for an exclusive mail order system for the delivery of
3 prescription drugs under this program. Nothing herein shall
4 prohibit an individual mail order pharmacy service that is
5 licensed by the Commonwealth from participating as a provider
6 under the program.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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