HB 543

Bill Subjects

Drugs And Medicines Medicaid Nurses Pharmacists Physicians And Practitioners Public Medical Assistance State Agencies

Abstract

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 205 to define "drug disposal method"; require the Kentucky Medicaid program to provide payment to a pharmacist or practitioner for the cost of a drug disposal method that the pharmacist or practitioner distributed upon dispensing a controlled substance that contains any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of an opioid, benzodiazepine, barbiturate, codeine, or amphetamine at no cost to a Medicaid recipient; amend KRS 218A.170 to require the Kentucky Medicaid program to provide payment for the cost of a drug disposal method; direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek federal approval as necessary.