SENATE BILL No. 94

February 1, 2001, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to the Committee on Health

Policy.

A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

"The social welfare act,"

(MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109h.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 109H. (1) IF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN HAS PRESCRIBED OR

2 DISPENSED THE DRUG COMMERCIALLY KNOWN AS "VIAGRA" OR A GENERIC

3 EQUIVALENT OF THAT DRUG TO AN ELIGIBLE PERSON, THE STATE DEPART-

4 MENT SHALL REQUIRE THE ELIGIBLE PERSON TO PAY TO THE STATE

5 DEPARTMENT A $10.00 PER PILL CO-PAY SERVICE FEE EACH TIME THE

6 PRESCRIPTION IS FILLED OR REFILLED BY A LICENSED PHARMACIST OR

7 DISPENSED BY THE LICENSED PHYSICIAN.

8 (2) MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE CO-PAY ESTABLISHED IN SUBSEC-

9 TION (1) SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE STATE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND

10 CREATED BY SECTION 1 OF 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171.

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