Amendment #60 to H4100

relative to section 6 of Chapter 111N

Mr. Bradley of Hingham moves to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following section:

SECTION     .

Chapter 111N of the General Laws is hereby further amended by striking out section 6, subsection (1) and replacing it with the following:--

Section 6. (1) By July 1 of 2013, every pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company that employs a person to sell or market a drug, medicine, chemical, device or appliance in the commonwealth shall disclose to the department of public health the value, nature, purpose and particular recipient of any fee, payment, subsidy or other economic benefit with a value of at least $50, which the company provides during calendar year 2012, directly or through its agents, to any physician, hospital, nursing home, pharmacist, health benefit plan administrator, health care practitioner or other person in the commonwealth authorized to prescribe, dispense, or purchase prescription drugs or medical devices in the commonwealth. The disclosure shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee, to be determined by the department, to pay the costs of administering this section.