Amendment ID: S2202-26

Amendment 26

Relative to Anti-Obesity Medication

Ms. L'Italien moves to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:

SECTION XX:

Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 10G the following section:

Section 10H: The division shall not prohibit coverage for anti-obesity medication approved by the Federal Drug Administration for the purposes for which it has been prescribed, when it has been prescribed by a health care professional legally authorized to prescribe such medication, and shall seek manufacturer rebates for such medication as provided for under 42U.S.C. 1396 r-8 (b)(1).