Amendment #734 to H5007

Appropriate Guidelines for COVID-19 Control Measures

Mr. Cahill of Lynn moves to amend the bill by striking lines 1537 through 1544 inclusive, and replacing with the following: -

(e) A pharmacist who dispenses a COVID-19 control measure pursuant to this section shall, for the purposes of health insurance billing and cost-sharing, treat the transaction as the dispensing of a prescription to the person purchasing the COVID-19 control measure in accordance with clinical guidelines as developed by the department. Unless the person purchasing the COVID-19 control measure requests to pay for the prescription out-of-pocket, the pharmacist shall make a reasonable effort to identify the purchaser’s insurance coverage and to submit a claim for the COVID-19 control measure to the insurance carrier prior to dispensing the COVID 19 control measure.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #734 to H5007

Appropriate Guidelines for COVID-19 Control Measures