1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health care; prohibiting the use of discounts or free product vouchers 
1.3 	for certain prescription drugs;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 151.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [151.465] PROHIBITION ON DISCOUNTS AND FREE PRODUCT 
1.7 	VOUCHERS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
1.8 	(a) A drug manufacturer, wholesale drug distributor, or any agent of a drug manufacturer 
1.9 	or wholesale drug distributor is prohibited from offering or providing any discount, rebate, 
1.10 	product voucher, or other reduction to an individual's out-of-pocket expenses, including 
1.11 	co-payments and deductibles for any prescription drug that has an AB-rated generic 
1.12 	equivalent as determined by the United States Food and Drug Administration. This 
1.13 	prohibition includes discounts, rebates, product vouchers, or other reductions that are 
1.14 	provided directly or electronically to a prescriber or to an individual or through a mail-in 
1.15 	rebate, or other similar means. This prohibition does not include discounts, rebates, product 
1.16 	vouchers, or other reductions that are provided by a pharmacist or pharmacy to an individual 
1.17 	at point of sale.
1.18 	(b) Nothing in this section restricts how a manufacturer distributes a prescription drug 
1.19 	or affects the obligations of a prescriber or pharmacist under section 151.21.