[First Reprint] SENATE, No. 2886 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED MARCH 4, 2024
[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 2886
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MARCH 4, 2024
Sponsored by: Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex) Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer) SYNOPSIS Requires pharmacies to provide certain information regarding insulin manufacturer assistance programs. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on February 10, 2025, with amendments.
Sponsored by:
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires pharmacies to provide certain information regarding insulin manufacturer assistance programs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on February 10, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs and supplementing P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-40 et seq.). Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. A pharmacy practice site shall: (1) display 1, in a conspicuous manner on the website of the pharmacy,1 a notice concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs, to be created by the Department of 1[Banking and Insurance, at all points of sale] Health1; and (2) 1at the individual's request,1 provide a pamphlet concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs, to be created by the department, to an individual purchasing a prescription for insulin and any individual requesting a pamphlet. b. An insulin manufacturer offering an assistance program may inform the department of its intention to be included in the notices and pamphlets. c. The department shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act. 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the 1[sixth] twelfth1 month next following the date of enactment, except that the Commissioner of 1[Banking and Insurance] Health1 may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.
An Act concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs and supplementing P.L.2003, c.280 (C.45:14-40 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A pharmacy practice site shall:
(1) display 1, in a conspicuous manner on the website of the pharmacy,1 a notice concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs, to be created by the Department of 1[Banking and Insurance, at all points of sale] Health1; and
(2) 1at the individual's request,1 provide a pamphlet concerning insulin manufacturer assistance programs, to be created by the department, to an individual purchasing a prescription for insulin and any individual requesting a pamphlet.
b. An insulin manufacturer offering an assistance program may inform the department of its intention to be included in the notices and pamphlets.
c. The department shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the purposes of this act.
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the 1[sixth] twelfth1 month next following the date of enactment, except that the Commissioner of 1[Banking and Insurance] Health1 may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act.