Sec. 17b-493. (Formerly Sec. 17a-344). Generic substitution required.
Sec. 17b-493. (Formerly Sec. 17a-344). Generic substitution required. A pharmacist shall, except as limited by subsection (c) of section 20-619 and section 17b-274, substitute a therapeutically and chemically equivalent generic drug product for a
prescribed drug product when filling a prescription for an eligible person under the
program.
(P.A. 85-573, S. 8, 18; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 48, 63; P.A. 95-264, S. 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2, S. 41, 53.)
History: Sec. 17-515 transferred to Sec. 17a-344 in 1991; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8 required that a pharmacist provide
a generic drug product, eliminating the previous discretionary authority; Sec. 17a-344 transferred to Sec. 17b-493 in 1995;
P.A. 95-264 made a technical change; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-2 added reference to Sec. 17b-274 as an additional limitation
on substitution of generic drug products, effective July 1, 2000.