PRINTER'S NO. 363
No. 333 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, J. L. WRIGHT, MRKONIC, RYBAK, McHALE,
PRESSMANN, HERMAN, KOSINSKI, DALEY, MORRIS, STAIRS, BATTISTO,
CORNELL, LAUGHLIN, LASHINGER, PISTELLA, MICOZZIE, CIMINI,
WILSON, TRELLO, COHEN, PRESTON, BURD, CARN, BORTNER,
LEVDANSKY, CAWLEY, JAROLIN AND WAMBACH, FEBRUARY 13, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, FEBRUARY 13, 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," providing for prescription records.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 4(e) 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 by adding a clause to
13 read:
14 Section 4. Responsibilities of Department of Aging.
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16 (e) Program criteria.--The program shall include the
17 following criteria:
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19 (11) Each participating pharmacy shall be required to
1 keep a record of all prescriptions for drugs filled in the prior
2 90-day period that were supplied to individuals participating in
3 the program and make a copy of that record available to both the
4 participant and the prescribing doctor upon request.
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6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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