SB455: Bill Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Senate BILL 455

January 12, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Sullivan, Kreitlow, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Lehman, Taylor, Wirch, Hopper and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives Dexter, Colon, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Grigsby, Hintz, Mason, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Sinicki, Soletski, Steinbrink, Turner, Gunderson, Honadel, Kaufert, Stone, Townsend and Van Roy. Referred to Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation.

SB455,1,2 An Act to amend 450.01 (23) (k) of the statutes; relating to: the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law regulates the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, which is defined as the distribution of a prescription drug to a person other than a consumer or patient. The definition is subject to a number of exceptions, including an exception for the donation or distribution of a prescription drug under current provisions creating a cancer and chronic diseases drug repository.

This bill adds an exception to the definition of wholesale distribution for donations of drug samples to charitable institutions, if the donations comply with federal regulations governing such donations.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB455, s. 1 Section 1. 450.01 (23) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB455,1,5 450.01 (23) (k) The donation or distribution of a prescription drug under s. 255.056 or under 21 CFR 203.39.

SB455,1,6 (End)