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2001 SESSION

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HJ 760 Study; Prescription Drug Advisory Commission.

Introduced by: John J. Welch, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; Prescription Drug Advisory Commission. Establishes a 19-member commission to study access to and the pricing of prescription drugs in the Commonwealth. The Commission shall recommend (i) maximum retail prices for prescription medications to be sold in the Commonwealth, which prices shall be commensurate with the prices thereof in Canada and Mexico and shall not place an undue burden on the citizens of Virginia, (ii) procedures for setting maximum retail prices of prescription drugs sold in the Commonwealth, (iii) a process to monitor retail prices of prescription drugs sold in the Commonwealth, and (iv) guidelines to bring any person who sells prescription drugs for more than their maximum retail prices into compliance.


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