CHAPTER 60
H.P. 757 - L.D. 976
An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Health Care Providers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §206, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is amended to read:
11. Generic drugs. Providers shall prescribe generic drugs whenever medically acceptable for the treatment of an injury or disease for which compensation is claimed. An employee shall purchase generic drugs for the treatment of an injury or disease for which compensation is claimed if the prescribing physician provider indicates that generic drugs may be used and if generic drugs are available at the time and place of purchase. If an employee purchases a nongeneric drug when the prescribing physician provider has indicated that a generic drug may be used and a generic drug is available at the time and place of purchase, the insurer or self-insurer is required to reimburse the employee for the cost of the generic drug only. For purposes of this section, "generic drug" has the same meaning found in Title 32, section 13702, subsection 11.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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