| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2698-A, sub-§§3, 4 and 6, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, | | Pt. C, §8, are further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Manner of reporting. Beginning in 2006 2007, by July 1st | | each year, a manufacturer or labeler of prescription drugs that | | directly or indirectly distributes prescription drugs for | | dispensation to residents of this State shall file a report with | | the department in the form and manner provided by the department. | | The report must be accompanied by payment of a fee, as set by the | | department in rule, to support the work of the department under | | this section. |
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| | | 4. Content of annual report by manufacturer or labeler. The | | annual report filed under subsection 3 must include the following | | information for each calendar year, beginning with calendar year | 2005 2006, as it pertains to marketing activities conducted | | within this State in a form that provides the value, nature, | | purpose and recipient of the expense: |
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| | | A. All expenses associated with advertising, marketing and | | direct promotion of prescription drugs through radio, | | television, magazines, newspapers, direct mail and telephone | | communications as they pertain to residents of this State, | | except for expenses associated with advertising purchased | | for a regional or national market that includes advertising | | within the State; |
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| | | B. With regard to all persons and entities licensed to | | provide health care in this State, including health care | | professionals and persons employed by them in this State, | | carriers licensed under Title 24 or Title 24-A, health plans | | and benefits managers, pharmacies, hospitals, nursing | | facilities, clinics and other entities licensed to provide | | health care under this Title, the following information: |
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| | | (1) All expenses associated with educational or | | informational programs, materials and seminars and | | remuneration for promoting or participating in | | educational or informational sessions, regardless of | | whether the manufacturer or labeler provides the | | educational or informational sessions or materials; |
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| | | (2) All expenses associated with food, entertainment, | | gifts valued at more than $25 and anything provided to | | a health care professional for less than market value; |
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| | | (3) All expenses associated with trips and travel; and |
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