Bill Text: CT HB05351 | 2010 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Prescription Drug Benefits For Veterans In Nursing Home Facilities.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 51-7)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-18 - Signed by the Governor [HB05351 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05351-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5351
February Session, 2010		LCO No. 1495
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Referred to Committee on Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Introduced by:
(VA)

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS FOR VETERANS IN NURSING HOME FACILITIES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) No nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 of the general statutes, shall restrict any patient from obtaining prescription drugs through a prescription drug program or health plan offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. If a nursing home facility patient obtains prescription drugs through a prescription drug program or health plan offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the nursing home facility may require such prescription drugs to be dispensed and administered according to the facility's policies.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2010	New section

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