Bill Text: NC H771 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Inform Patient/Drug Cost Less Than Ins. Copay

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-11 - Ref To Com On Commerce and Job Development [H771 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2013-H771-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

H                                                                                                                                                    1

HOUSE BILL 771

 

 

Short Title:        Inform Patient/Drug Cost Less Than Ins. Copay.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative R. Brawley (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Commerce and Job Development.

April 11, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to require pharmacists or anyone dispensing or selling prescription drugs to inform the patient if the cost of the prescription drug is less than the cost of the insurance co-pay under the pharmacy practice act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 4A of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:

"§ 90‑85.32A.  Notify patient; cost of drug less than insurance co-pay.

A pharmacist or anyone authorized to dispense or sell prescription drugs to a patient under this Article shall inform the patient filling or refilling a prescription drug order whether the cost of the prescription drug is less than the cost of the patient's co-payment under his or her insurance plan."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.