| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §258 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §258.__Prescription drug marketing |
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| | | In order to provide information regarding prescription drugs | | that may serve the department in its role as a purchaser of | | prescription drugs and an administrator of prescription drug | | programs, a manufacturer of prescription drugs shall register | | information regarding prescription drug marketing activities in | | this State.__As used in this section, unless the context | | otherwise indicates, "manufacturer" has the same meaning as | | "manufacturer" or "wholesaler" as defined by Title 32, section | | 13702, and includes a labeler as defined by section 26812, | | subsection 2, paragraph C. |
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| | | 1.__Annual registration.__A manufacturer shall register | | annually and shall provide the information required in this | | subsection regarding the representatives of the manufacturer who | | work within this State and the drug marketing activities of the | | manufacturer.__The manufacturer shall pay an annual registration | | fee, as required by rule adopted by the department, that must be | | sufficient to support the work of the department regarding | | prescription drug marketing.__The manufacturer shall report: |
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| | | A. Data regarding informational, educational and sales | | presentations provided during the past year to or for | | persons working in a health care field, including, but not | | limited to, persons working in health professionals' offices | | or practices, health care facilities, health benefits | | administration and insurance carriers, health maintenance | | organizations, health benefits management organizations, | | pharmacies and pharmaceutical benefits and management | | organizations; |
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| | | B.__Data regarding items and services valued at more than | | $10 including, but not limited to, sponsorships, food, | | entertainment, gifts or goods, materials bearing corporate | | or brand advertisements or logos, trips, travel, seminars, | | remuneration and prescription drug samples provided during | | the past year at reduced cost or for free within this State | | to or for persons working in a health care field.__The data | | provided under this paragraph must include fair market value | | presented in the aggregate in each category of items and | | services; |
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| | | C.__The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all | | representatives of the manufacturer who worked within this State | | during the past year or provided presentations, items |
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