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        February 15, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 361, ANTI-SEIZURE DRUG NOTIFICATION, by Representative E. Hutchings, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 3, Lines 80 through 89 :    

             80          (7) (a) For purposes of Subsection (7)

{   (b)   } , "substitutes" means to substitute:

             81          (i) a generic drug for another generic drug;
             82          (ii) a generic drug for a nongeneric drug;
             83          (iii) a nongeneric drug for another nongeneric drug; or
             84          (iv) a nongeneric drug for a generic drug.
             85          (b)
  A prescribing practitioner who makes a finding under Subsection (5)(a) for a patient with a seizure disorder shall indicate a prohibition on substitution of a drug product equivalent in the manner provided in Subsections (5)(a) or (b).

    (c)  
Except as provided in Subsection (7)      {   (c)   }        (d)       , a pharmacist or pharmacy intern who        cannot dispense the prescribed drug as written, and who needs to substitute      

             86     
{   substitutes   } a drug product equivalent for      {   an epilepsy   }        the       drug prescribed to      {   a   }        the       patient to treat or

             87      prevent seizures shall notify the prescribing practitioner prior to the substitution.
             88          
{   (c)   }        (d)       Notification under Subsection (7)      {   (b)   }        (c)       is not required if the drug product equivalent is

             89      paid for in whole or in part by Medicaid.

    Respectfully,

    Paul Ray
    Committee Chair

Voting: 6-0-2
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