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HJ 79 Physicians, etc.; barring from prescribing an alternative brand of medicine for financial incentive.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives.  Requests the Governor and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a policy barring physicians or other health care practitioners from prescribing an alternative brand of medication because of financial incentives without first disclosing the incentives to the patient or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or other authorized representative.


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