Make Donated Medicines Available to Maine Patients at an Affordable Cost
| Category: | Pharmacy Related |
|---|---|
| Status: | Defeated |
| Sponsor: | Senator Ned Claxton, Senate 20 - Androscoggin County |
| Session: | 130 |
| Bill #: | LD 1584 |
Position:
Monitoring.
UPDATE: This bill died on the Appropriations Table.
UPDATE: The committee amended the bill to limit donations to professional health care settings.
Summary:
This bill establishes the Medicine Donation and Redispensing Program operated by nonprofit entities contracted by the Department of Health and Human Services. The program collects donations of unused medicines from health care providers, health care facilities and other sources and redispenses the medicines to qualified low-income persons.