Sec. 17b-499. Pharmacy outreach program: Definitions.
Sec. 17b-499. Pharmacy outreach program: Definitions. As used in this section
and section 17b-499a:
(1) "Eligible person" means any person who is a resident of Connecticut at the
time such person files an application for prescription medications or nonprescription
medications with a participating manufacturer;
(2) "Department" means the Department of Social Services;
(3) "Participating manufacturer" means a pharmaceutical manufacturer that offers
prescription medications or nonprescription medications at a reduced cost or at no cost
to persons pursuant to a voluntary drug assistance program established by such manufacturer;
(4) "Prescription medications" means prescription drugs that have been approved
as safe and effective by the federal Food and Drug Administration or that are otherwise
legally marketed and manufactured in the United States and manufactured and offered
by pharmaceutical companies.
(P.A. 05-269, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 05-269 effective July 13, 2005.