5111.081 Supplemental drug rebate program.

5111.081 Supplemental drug rebate program.

The director of job and family services, in rules adopted under section 5111.02 of the Revised Code, may establish and implement a supplemental drug rebate program under which drug manufacturers may be required to provide the department of job and family services a supplemental rebate as a condition of having the drug manufacturers’ drug products covered by the medicaid program without prior approval. The department may receive a supplemental rebate negotiated under the program for a drug dispensed to a medicaid recipient pursuant to a prescription or a drug purchased by a medicaid provider for administration to a medicaid recipient in the provider’s primary place of business. If necessary, the director may apply to the United States secretary of health and human services for a waiver of federal statutes and regulations to establish the supplemental drug rebate program.

If the director establishes a supplemental drug rebate program, the director shall consult with drug manufacturers regarding the establishment and implementation of the program.

Effective Date: 07-01-2006