2025 Session
Last amended: 2006 session
§ 147.37 — Information Provision; Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
Plain-Language Summary
The Board of Medical Practice must encourage licensed physicians to share information with patients about free and discounted prescription drug programs from pharmaceutical manufacturers, when the manufacturers provide that information to the physicians at no cost.
147.37 INFORMATION PROVISION; PHARMACEUTICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
The board shall encourage licensees to make available to patients information on free and discounted prescription drug programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers when the information is provided to the licensees at no cost.
History:
History: History:
2006 c 267 art 1 s 3
Practical Notes
This is an informational mandate directed at the board rather than individual physicians. Physicians are encouraged, but not strictly required, to tell patients about manufacturer assistance programs. Many pharmaceutical companies offer patient assistance programs that can significantly reduce prescription costs for eligible patients.