S.B. 140 Enrolled

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
2003 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: James M. Evans

Patrice M. Arent This act amends the Health Code. The act creates a Prescription Drug Assistance
Program within the Department of Health and requires reporting to the Legislature.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
26-47-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 26-47-101 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 47. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE
26-47-101. Prescription Drug Assistance Program.
(1) No later than October 1, 2003, the department shall implement a Prescription Drug
Assistance Program. The program shall assist persons seeking information about how to obtain
prescription drugs at a reduced price or no cost. The program shall:
(a) collect eligibility and enrollment information about programs that make
prescription drugs available to consumers at a reduced price or no cost;
(b) provide information collected under Subsection (1)(a) to consumers upon request
via a toll-free phone line, the Internet, and mail;
(c) inform pharmacists and other health care providers of the Prescription Drug
Assistance Program; and
(d) assist consumers in completing applications to participate in programs identified
under Subsection (1)(a).
(2) Any pharmaceutical manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler operating in the state
shall:
(a) notify the department of any program operated by it to provide prescription drugs to

consumers 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 17, Pharmacy Practice Act, shall notify
their patients of the Prescription Drug Assistance Program. This notification shall include
displaying the program's toll-free number, and may include distributing a brochure or oral
communication.
(4) The department may accept grants, gifts, and donations of money or property for use
by the Prescription Drug Assistance Program.
(5) The department shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee
and the Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee on the performance of
the Prescription Drug Assistance Program prior to the 2004 and 2005 Annual General Sessions
of the Legislature.

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