Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13782-A – Price disclosure
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1. Price disclosure required. A pharmacist or pharmacy technician employed by a pharmacy shall disclose upon the request of any person making an inquiry in person or by telephone the price of any brand or generic drug sold by that pharmacy.
[PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §30 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13782-A
- Drug: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-APerson: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A Pharmacist: means an individual provider of health care services licensed by this State to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A Pharmacy: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-APharmacy technician: means a person employed by a pharmacy who works in a supportive role to, and under the direct supervision of, a licensed pharmacist. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A Practitioner: means an individual who is licensed, registered or otherwise authorized in the appropriate jurisdiction to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
2. Information required for price disclosure. In order to have sufficient information to disclose a prescription price, a pharmacist or pharmacy technician may ask the person making the inquiry for the following information:
A. The brand or generic name of the medication; [PL 1997, c. 245, §15 (NEW).]
B. The dose or strength of the medication, if applicable; or [PL 1997, c. 245, §15 (NEW).]
C. The quantity of the medication. [PL 1997, c. 245, §15 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 245, §15 (NEW).]
3. Information not provided. If the inquiring person can not provide some or all of the information in subsection 2 and this information is necessary for the requested price to be determined, then the pharmacist or pharmacy technician may contact the prescribing practitioner in order to obtain the necessary information prior to disclosing the prescription price.
[PL 1997, c. 245, §15 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 245, §15 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §30 (AMD).