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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 142
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1764
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO
ESTABLISH A WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION
PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 19a of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Department of Public Health to establish a wholesale importation 2
program to allow for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs 3
from Canada, provided said department submits a request, on or 4
before January 1, 2020, to the federal Department of Health and 5
Human Services for certification of such program. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that people have options when purchasing high-cost
prescription drugs by establishing a program to allow for the
wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada.