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SJ 197 Study; therapeutic interchange of drugs.

Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Study; therapeutic interchange of drugs. Requests the Department of Health's Center for Quality Health Care Services and the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission to monitor consumer complaints regarding therapeutic exchange of chemically dissimilar drugs. In conducting the study, the Department and Bureau shall: (i) record and monitor all consumer complaints regarding the practice of therapeutic interchange received during a period of two years beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2002; (ii) classify the consumer complaints that are received by the specific aspect of therapeutic interchange that gave rise to the complaint; and (iii) report their findings to the chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Joint Commission on Health Care.


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