1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring pharmacists to provide patients with certain information 
1.3 	from drug manufacturers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 151.214, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 151.214, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1a.Patient assistance information. When dispensing a prescription drug intended 
1.9 	for a person being treated for a chronic illness or condition, a pharmacist shall make 
1.10 	information provided by a manufacturer available to the patient that explains a program 
1.11 	conducted by the manufacturer designed to reduce the patient's out-of-pocket cost for the 
1.12 	prescription drug or to provide an amount of the drug free of charge in certain situations. 
1.13 	The pharmacist is not required to provide more than one page of information. This 
1.14 	subdivision does not apply to solicitations or advertising.