2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 131
BY SENATOR JOHNS AND REPRESENTATIVES BAGLEY, HENSGENS,
HOFFMANN, HORTON, LEBAS, POPE AND WILLMOTT
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 22:1060.6, relative to the prescription drug cost; to provide for pharmacist
3 communication with patients; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 22:1060.6 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1060.6. Limitation; patient payment
8 A. An individual shall not be required to make a payment for
9 pharmacists' services in an amount greater than the pharmacist or pharmacy
10 providing the pharmacists' services may retain from all payment sources.
11 B. The provision established in Subsection A of this Section shall become
12 effective on January 1, 2017.
13 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on August 1, 2016; if vetoed by the
14 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
15 August 1, 2016, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 527
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