26-47-102 - Prescription Drug Assistance Program.
26-47-102. Prescription Drug Assistance Program.
(1) No later than October 1, 2003, the department shall implement a Prescription DrugAssistance Program. The program shall assist persons seeking information about how to obtainprescription drugs at a reduced price or no cost. The program shall:
(a) collect eligibility and enrollment information about programs that make prescriptiondrugs available to consumers at a reduced price or no cost;
(b) provide information collected under Subsection (1)(a) to consumers upon request viaa toll-free phone line, the Internet, and mail;
(c) inform pharmacists and other health care providers of the Prescription DrugAssistance Program; and
(d) assist consumers in completing applications to participate in programs identifiedunder Subsection (1)(a).
(2) Any pharmaceutical manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler operating in the stateshall:
(a) notify the department of any program operated by it to provide prescription drugs toconsumers at a reduced price or no cost; and
(b) provide the department with information about eligibility, enrollment, and benefits.
(3) Pharmacies, as defined in Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, shall notifytheir patients of the Prescription Drug Assistance Program. This notification shall includedisplaying the program's toll-free number, and may include distributing a brochure or oralcommunication.
(4) The department may accept grants, gifts, and donations of money or property for useby the Prescription Drug Assistance Program.
(5) The department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committeeand the Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee on the performance ofthe Prescription Drug Assistance Program prior to the 2004 and 2005 Annual General Sessionsof the Legislature.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 273, 2005 General Session