HB 5272

  • Illinois House Bill
  • 94th Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Medicaid-Brand Name Rx Drugs

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that reimbursement under the Medicaid program for prescription drugs shall be limited to reimbursement for 4 brand-name prescription drugs per patient per month. Provides that this limitation does not apply if (i) the brand-name drug was prescribed for an acute or urgent condition, (ii) the brand-name drug was prescribed for Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, a mental health condition, hemophilia, or respiratory diseases, (iii) the brand-name drug was prescribed for less than 30 days for acute infections, and (iv) a therapeutically equivalent generic medication has not been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Effective July 1, 2006.

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Jan 09, 2007

House

Session Sine Die

Jan 25, 2006

House

Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg

House

Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

House

First Reading

House

Referred to Rules Committee

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