[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2950 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2950
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments to
States under the medicaid program for redispensing prescription drugs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 8, 2004
Mr. Corzine (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments to
States under the medicaid program for redispensing prescription drugs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT FOR REDISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
(a) In General.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(21) with respect to any amount expended for redispensing
a prescribed drug, other than in accordance with guidance of
the Secretary that--
``(A) specifies the circumstances under which
redispensing of a prescribed drug shall be permissible;
and
``(B) allows for a reasonable restocking fee that
takes into account the costs of inspection and
inventory processes for redispensing.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take
effect on the first day of the first fiscal year quarter that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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