{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"132002","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 132002","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 114. Prescription Drug Discount Prohibition [132000. - 132008.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-114"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 611, Sec. 1.   (AB 265)   Effective January 1, 2018.","effective":"2018-01-01","html":"<p>Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/hsc/132004\">132004</a>, a person who manufactures a prescription drug shall not offer in the state a discount, repayment, product voucher, or other reduction in the individual’s out-of-pocket expenses associated with his or her health insurance, health care service plan, or other health coverage, including, but not limited to, a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible, for a prescription drug if the active ingredients of the drug are contained in products regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration, are available without prescription at a lower cost, and are not otherwise contraindicated for treatment of the condition for which the prescription drug is approved.</p>","text":"Except as provided in Section 132004, a person who manufactures a prescription drug shall not offer in the state a discount, repayment, product voucher, or other reduction in the individual’s out-of-pocket expenses associated with his or her health insurance, health care service plan, or other health coverage, including, but not limited to, a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible, for a prescription drug if the active ingredients of the drug are contained in products regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration, are available without prescription at a lower cost, and are not otherwise contraindicated for treatment of the condition for which the prescription drug is approved.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/prescription-drug-discount-prohibition-132002","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}