PRINTER'S NO. 1951
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1722
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, McNEILL, HOHENSTEIN, ISAACSON, ZABEL,
GUENST, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, PISCIOTTANO, FIEDLER, HILL-EVANS,
SCHWEYER, A. DAVIS, DeLUCA, SCHLOSSBERG, KINKEAD, WEBSTER,
FREEMAN, PASHINSKI, O'MARA, LEE, CIRESI, HOWARD, DEASY,
BURNS, BULLOCK, SHUSTERMAN, INNAMORATO, SIMS, DELLOSO,
WARREN, DALEY, T. DAVIS, STURLA, D. WILLIAMS AND FITZGERALD,
JULY 19, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 19, 2021
AN ACT
Providing for prescription drug affordability; and establishing
the Prescription Drug Affordability Board, the Prescription
Drug Affordability Stakeholder Council and the Prescription
Drug Affordability Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Prescription
Drug Affordability Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Biologic." A drug that is produced or distributed in
accordance with a biologics license issued under 21 C.F.R.
601.4 (relating to issuance and denial of license).
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