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1 1 Section 1. PREFERRED DRUG FORMULARY. The department of
1 2 workforce development, the department of human services, and
1 3 the Iowa prescription drug corporation, to the greatest extent
1 4 possible and allowed under state and federal law and
1 5 regulation, shall develop and utilize the same preferred drug
1 6 formulary for prescription drugs purchased under programs
1 7 under the purview of either department or the Iowa
1 8 prescription drug corporation. The departments and the Iowa
1 9 prescription drug corporation shall submit a report to the
1 10 governor and the general assembly by October 1, 2002,
1 11 regarding progress in the development and implementation of
1 12 the preferred drug formulary.
1 13 EXPLANATION
1 14 This bill directs the department of workforce development,
1 15 the department of human services, and the Iowa prescription
1 16 drug corporation, to the greatest extent possible and allowed
1 17 under law and regulation, to develop and utilize the same
1 18 preferred drug formulary for prescription drugs purchased
1 19 under programs under the purview of either department or the
1 20 Iowa prescription drug corporation. The bill requires that a
1 21 progress report be submitted to the governor and the general
1 22 assembly by October 1, 2002.
1 23 The Iowa prescription drug corporation is a nonprofit
1 24 corporation that was organized in July 2001 to establish the
1 25 Iowa priority prescription savings program. The corporation
1 26 received start-up moneys from the federal government. The
1 27 Iowa priority prescription savings program provides Medicare-
1 28 eligible Iowans with reduced-cost prescription drugs through
1 29 negotiated agreements with pharmacy companies. The program
1 30 also offers to have a pharmacist perform a comprehensive
1 31 review of all prescription and over-the-counter medications
1 32 and herbal remedies used by a Medicare-eligible Iowan.
1 33 LSB 6105HH 79
1 34 pf/cls/14
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