[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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