[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6176 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6176

To amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to allow certain 
covered entities to resell or transfer a covered outpatient drug to an 
    individual with HIV/AIDS in connection with medication regimen 
   adherence services being provided to the individual by a licensed 
                health care professional of the entity.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2010

  Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to allow certain 
covered entities to resell or transfer a covered outpatient drug to an 
    individual with HIV/AIDS in connection with medication regimen 
   adherence services being provided to the individual by a licensed 
                health care professional of the entity.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PRICES OF DRUGS PURCHASED BY CERTAIN COVERED 
              ENTITIES FOR RESALE OR TRANSFER TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/
              AIDS RECEIVING MEDICATION REGIMEN ADHERENCE SERVICES.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 340B(a)(5) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a covered entity 
described in paragraph (4)(J) may resell or transfer the drug to an 
individual with HIV/AIDS (as defined in section 2689) in connection 
with medication regimen adherence services being provided to the 
individual by a licensed health care professional in such 
professional's capacity as an employee, contractor, or volunteer of the 
entity.''.
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