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Senator Hawkins of the 49th offered the following amendment:
Senator Hawkins of the 49th offered the following amendment:
Amend
HB 367 (LC 36 1095S) by inserting after
"created;"
on line 6 of page 1
the following:
to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to provide for refills;
to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prescription drugs, so as to provide for refills;
By
inserting between lines 21 and 22 of page 2 the following:
SECTION
2A.
Article
5 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to prescription drugs, is amended by adding to the end of subsection (g) of Code
Section 26-4-81, relating to substitution, a sentence to read as follows:
"A
practitioner of the healing arts licensed in this state to prescribe drugs may
specify a generic manufacturer by indicating such designation on the
prescription. An indication by a practitioner of the healing arts described in
this subsection shall apply to all refills of such
prescription."