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Ch. 22 2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(c) The purpose of the Program is to improve the health status of individuals
throughout the State who lack prescription drug coverage by providing access to
medically necessary prescription drugs through patient assistance programs
sponsored by pharmaceutical drug manufacturers.
(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Program shall be
administered by the Medbank of Maryland, Inc.
(2) The Medbank of Maryland, Inc. shall contract with one or more
government or nonprofit entities to operate the Program.
(e) (1) The Program shall be funded through a grant provided by the
Department.
(2) Program funds may be used in part to:
(i) Purchase interim supplies of prescription drugs for enrollees
who have applied to participate in a manufacturer's patient assistance program but
have not yet received the approved prescription drug; and
(ii) Distribute medication to enrollees who have been approved to
participate in a manufacturer's patient assistance program.
(f) (1) The Medbank of Maryland, Inc. shall ensure that the Program is
available to residents in each of the following geographic regions of the State:
(i) Western Maryland;
(ii) The Eastern Shore;
(iii) The Baltimore metropolitan area;
(iv) The Maryland counties in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan
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area; and
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(v) Southern Maryland, including Anne Arundel County.
(2) Medbank of Maryland, Inc. shall be the central coordinating office for
the State.
(g) Eligibility for the Program shall be limited only by the criteria established
by pharmaceutical manufacturers for their patient assistance programs.
(h) (1) The Department shall require detailed financial reports at least
quarterly from Medbank of Maryland, Inc.
(2) The Medbank of Maryland, Inc. shall release funds to the entities
that operate the Program as needed and justified by the quarterly reports filed in
accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection...
(i) On or before December 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the Department
and Medbank of Maryland, Inc. shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with
§ 2-1246 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly, on the status of
the Maryland Medbank Program established under this section, including:
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