§ 3761-509. Program generally
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: November 21, 2016
Effective: November 21, 2016
72 P.S. § 3761-509
§ 3761-509. Program generally
The program shall include the following:
(5) PACE shall include participant copayment schedules for each prescription, including a copayment for generic or multiple-source drugs that is less than the copayment for single-source drugs. The department shall annually calculate the copayment schedules based on the Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies Consumer Price Index. When the aggregate impact of the Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies Consumer Price Index equals or exceeds $1, the department shall adjust the copayment schedules. Each copayment schedule shall not be increased by more than $1 in a calendar year.
(8) The Governor may, based upon certified State Lottery Fund revenue that is provided to both the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, and after consultation with the board, decrease the eligibility limits established in this subchapter.
Credits
1971, Aug. 26, P.L. 351, No. 91, § 509, added 1996, Nov. 21, P.L. 741, No. 134, § 2, imd. effective. Amended 2003, Nov. 26, P.L. 212, No. 37, § 2; 2006, July 7, P.L. 1061, No. 111, § 4, imd. effective. Affected 2016, Nov. 21, P.L. 1318, No. 169, § 1101, imd. effective.
72 P.S. § 3761-509, PA ST 72 P.S. § 3761-509
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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