Amendment ID: S2499-5-R1

Redraft Amendment 5

Promoting Patient Safety by Prohibiting White and Brown Bagging

Ms. Creem and Mr. Tarr move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 56, in proposed chapter 176Y of the General Laws, by adding the following section:-

“Section 5. A pharmacy benefit manager shall not, by contract, written policy or written procedure, require that a pharmacy designated by the pharmacy benefit manager dispense a medication directly to a patient with the expectation or intention that the patient will transport the medication to a physician’s office, hospital or clinic for administration.”