HOUSE BILL No. 5387

 

October 31, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Donigan, Brown, Byrum, Simpson, McDowell, Bieda, Vagnozzi, Valentine, Corriveau, Polidori, Leland, Hopgood, Accavitti, Dean, Miller, Alma Smith, Ebli, Lemmons, Wojno, Kathleen Law, Constan, Hammel and Scott and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 17792.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 17792. A manufacturer shall not provide a pharmacist or

 

dispensing prescriber with gifts or any other benefits the value of

 

which exceeds $100.00 in the course of a year. Free samples and

 

complimentary starter doses provided to a pharmacist or dispensing

 

prescriber are not to be considered toward the $100.00 limit

 

established under this section.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are

 

enacted into law:


 

     (a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5388(request no.

 

02305'07).

 

     (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5389(request no.

 

02306'07).