ARTICLE 3.3. Protect Patients Now Act of 2024
Article 3.3 added November 5, 2024, by initiative Proposition 34, Sec. 1.
§§ 14124.39–14124.52 · 14 sections
- § 14124.39 Title This article shall be known and may be cited as the Protect Patients Now Act of 2024.
- § 14124.40 Findings and Declarations (a) In 1992, the federal government established a program giving safety net health care providers access to discounted prescription…
- § 14124.41 Statement of Intent In enacting this article, the purpose and intent of the people of the State of California is to do all of the following: (a) To permanently…
- § 14124.42 Permanent Authorization for the Medi-Cal Rx Program The State Department of Health Care Services is authorized to provide and administer Medi-Cal pharmacy…
- § 14124.43 Limitation on Pharmacy Sales Agreements Involving Prescription Drug Price Manipulators (a) On and after January 1, 2025, a prescription drug price manipulator…
- § 14124.44 Patient Protection Requirements Imposed on Prescription Drug Price Manipulators Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 2025, a…
- § 14124.45 Oversight of Prescription Drug Price Manipulators (a) (1) In order to determine compliance with Section 14124.44, on and after January 1, 2025: (A) A…
- § 14124.46 Conclusions Regarding Compliance (a) (1) Within 60 calendar days of the deadline established pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 14124.45, the Attorney…
- § 14124.47 Final Determinations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a prescription drug price manipulator is finally determined pursuant to the procedures set…
- § 14124.48 Definitions For purposes of this article, as used in both the singular and plural form, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Clinic” means an entity…
- § 14124.49 Unprofessional Conduct, Dishonest Dealing, and Conduct Inimical to Public Health, Welfare, or Safety (a) In addition to any other conduct, standard, or…
- § 14124.50 State and Local Grants and Contracts Eligibility (a) (1) The people of California hereby find and declare that their state and local tax dollars should not be…
- § 14124.51 Public Input The Attorney General, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the Department of Managed Health Care, and the State Department of Public Health…
- § 14124.52 Effective Date and Severability (a) This article shall take effect on the next January 1 following its adoption by the voters. (b) The provisions of this…