Bill Text: CT SB00173 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Dispensing Fee For Independent Pharmacies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services [SB00173 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00173-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 173 |
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February Session, 2012 |
LCO No. 607 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Human Services |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISPENSING FEE FOR INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 17b-280 of the general statutes be amended to increase the professional fee paid to independently-owned licensed pharmacies from two dollars for each prescription dispensed to a recipient of benefits under a medical assistance program administered by the Department of Social Services to four dollars for each such prescription.
Statement of Purpose:
To help small independent pharmacies by doubling the dispensing fee paid for each prescription filled.