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Brand name drug; copayment.

MCL 550.2005
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550.2005. Brand name drug; copayment. Sec. 5. Except as otherwise specified in this section, if an enrollee chooses to have a prescription filled with a brand name drug when a recognized generic drug is available, a copayment is required. For the initial year of operation, the copayment amount is $15.00. For subsequent years, the amount of a copayment applied under this section may be established by the legislature. Nothing in this section shall be construed as allowing therapeutic substitution. The department shall develop a mechanism, with the advice of the advisory committee established in section 7, that will specify when drugs should be dispensed as written and not subject to the $15.00 copayment. These recommendations shall be presented to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees not later than September 1, 2001. 2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-2005Fetched: 10/20/2026

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