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205.561 Report on the dispensing of prescription medications.

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205.561 Report on the dispensing of prescription medications. (1) The cabinet shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission on the dispensing of prescription medications to persons eligible under <br>KRS 205.560, on or before October 31, 2003, and every third year thereafter. The <br>report shall also include current data on the most utilized and abused drugs in the <br>Kentucky Medicaid program, a determination of factors causing high drug costs and <br>drug usage rates of Medicaid recipients, and the effectiveness of the drug formulary <br>and prior authorization process in managing drug costs. The report shall be <br>reviewed by the Drug Management Review Advisory Board created under KRS <br>205.5636. (2) A reasonable fee for dispensing prescription medications shall be determined by the Department for Medicaid Services. Effective: July 13, 2004 <br>History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 1, effective February 21, 2002. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 521, sec. 28, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 561, sec. 7, <br>effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 404, sec. 40, effective July 13, <br>1984.