Bill Text: AZ SB1075 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Workers' compensation; physician-dispensed medications
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-17 - Referred to House IR Committee [SB1075 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-SB1075-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature Second Regular Session 2014
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SENATE BILL 1075 |
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AN ACT
amending title 23, chapter 6, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-1032; relating to workers' compensation.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 23, chapter 6, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-1032, to read:
23-1032. Physician-dispensed medications
A carrier, a self‑insured employer or the commission shall not be liable for payment for medications that a physician dispenses unless both of the following occur:
1. The physician dispenses the medication within fourteen days after the employee first seeks medical treatment for the injury.
2. The physician dispenses no more than an aggregate thirty-day supply of the medication.
