Workers' Compensation; pharmacist filling a prescription to dispense therapeutically equivalent. (HB1674)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach)
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Description
Workers' Compensation; use of therapeutically equivalent drug products. Requires a pharmacist filling a prescription for medication for a workers' compensation claim to dispense a therapeutically equivalent drug product for a prescribed name-brand drug product. However, the pharmacist shall fill the prescription with the name-brand drug product prescribed if (i) a therapeutically equivalent drug product does not exist or costs more than the prescribed name-brand drug product or (ii) the prescriber specifies on the prescription "brand medically necessary" based on a medical reason why the claimant should not have the prescription filled with a therapeutically equivalent drug product. Amends § 65.2-603.1 (“Use of therapeutically equivalent drug products required.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
