General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 173 February Session, 2012 LCO No. 607 Referred to Committee on Human Services Introduced by: SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 173 February Session, 2012 LCO No. 607 Referred to Committee on Human Services Introduced by: SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISPENSING FEE FOR INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 17b-280 of the general statutes be amended to increase the professional fee paid to independently-owned licensed pharmacies from two dollars for each prescription dispensed to a recipient of benefits under a medical assistance program administered by the Department of Social Services to four dollars for each such prescription. Statement of Purpose: To help small independent pharmacies by doubling the dispensing fee paid for each prescription filled.