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REFERENCE TITLE: hospitals; charge limit; drugs; devices |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2163 |
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Introduced by Representative Kaiser
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AN ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-438; relating to health care institutions.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-438, to read:
36-438. Hospitals; charges for prescription drugs and devices; limit; definitions
A. A hospital may not charge more than the medicare part B reimbursement rate, or ten percent over the hospital's acquisition cost if there is no applicable medicare part B reimbursement rate, for prescription medication or a prescription-only device.
B. For the purposes of this section, "prescription medication" and "prescription-only device" have the same meanings prescribed in section 32-1901.