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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * WEST OFFICE BUILDING, SUITE W115

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        February 1, 2007

Mr. President:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 160, PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT AMENDMENTS, by Senator P. Knudson, with the following amendments:

1.    Page , Line 121 through Page 5, Line 124 :    

             121          (b)

{   providing to or receiving from a physician, surgeon, organization, agency, or other

             122      person, either directly or indirectly, any form of compensation for the referral of a patient to a
             123      pharmacy licensed under this chapter, including compensation in the form of a commission,
             124      bonus, rebate, kickback, or split-fee arrangement;   }
  for pharmacies and pharmacists not participating in Medicare or Medicaid, an act that would violate the Federal Anti-kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320a-7b(b).      


        Respectfully,

        D. Chris Buttars
        Committee Chair

Voting: 5-0-0
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