Bill > S3539

Introduced Session

This bill establishes a temporary grant program for pharmacies and appropriates $10 million for this purpose. Under the bill, the Department of Human Services is to establish a temporary grant program to aid pharmacies, which are experiencing financial difficulties, due to federal rules that increase direct and indirect remuneration fees, in a manner to be determined by the Commissioner of Human Services. The bill provides that the Commissioner of Human Services is to establish and publish application procedures and eligibility requirements for the grant program. Finally, the bill appropriates $10 million to the Department of Human Services to effectuate the purposes of the bill.

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Vin Gopal (D)*,  Patrick Diegnan (D), 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 09/12/2024)

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