California Health and Safety Code DIVISION 111 - GOLDEN BEAR STATE PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Section 130400.
  (a)  This division shall be known, and may be cited as, the Golden Bear State Pharmacy Assistance Program. (b)  As used in this division: (1)...
• Section 130401.
  (a)  In addition to participating in the program provided for under Article 24 (commencing with Section 4425) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the...
• Section 130401.1.
  (a)  The department may accept on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, or donation of outreach services or materials to inform eligible Medicare beneficiaries...
• Section 130402.
  (a)  Any pharmacy may participate in the program provided for under this division. However, this division shall apply only to prescriptions dispensed to noninstitutionalized Medicare...
• Section 130403.
  (a)  The department shall attempt to negotiate rebate amounts with drug manufacturers for all prescription drugs purchased by Medicare beneficiaries. As part of these agreements,...
• Section 130404.
  (a)  With respect to any prescription drug for which a rebate amount has been negotiated pursuant to Section 130403, upon presentation of a program registration...
• Section 130405.
  Whenever a pharmacy provides a prescription drug to an individual pursuant to Section 130404, the pharmacy shall bill the department for the amount computed pursuant...
• Section 130406.
  (a)  The department may collect prospective rebates from drug manufacturers for payment to pharmacies pursuant to Section 130405. (b)  The department shall notify a drug...
• Section 130406.5.
  (a)  As part of the program provided in this division, the department may establish a system to provide a Medicare beneficiary access to a drug...
• Section 130407.
  (a)  The department shall deposit all payments received pursuant to Sections 130406 and 130410 into the Golden Bear State Pharmacy Assistance Program Rebate Fund, which...
• Section 130407.5.
  The department shall repay the General Fund the loan in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000), which was appropriated to the department for startup...
• Section 130408.
  The department shall develop a program to prevent the occurrence of fraud under this division. An individual or entity that violates any provision of the...
• Section 130409.
  The department may hire any staff needed for the implementation of this division. The department may also use the contract with the Medi-Cal fiscal intermediary...
• Section 130410.
  A contract executed for the purposes of this division is exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract...

Last modified: October 22, 2018