SENATE BILL NO. 188


   February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senator JAYE and referred to 
        the Committee on Health Policy.



        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 109f.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 109F.  (1) IF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN HAS PRESCRIBED OR

 2    DISPENSED THE DRUG COMMERCIALLY KNOWN AS "VIAGRA" OR A GENERIC

 3    EQUIVALENT OF THAT DRUG TO AN ELIGIBLE PERSON, THE STATE DEPART-

 4    MENT SHALL REQUIRE THE ELIGIBLE PERSON TO PAY TO THE STATE

 5    DEPARTMENT A $10.00 PER PILL CO-PAY SERVICE FEE EACH TIME THE

 6    PRESCRIPTION IS FILLED OR REFILLED BY A LICENSED PHARMACIST OR

 7    DISPENSED BY THE LICENSED PHYSICIAN.

 8         (2) MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE CO-PAY ESTABLISHED IN SUBSEC-

 9    TION (1) SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE STATE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND

10    CREATED BY SECTION 1 OF 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171.




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