173.72 Establishing program.

There is hereby established the Ohio’s best Rx program for the purpose of providing outpatient prescription drug discounts to individuals residing in this state who are enrolled in the program by meeting the eligibility requirements specified in section 173.76 of the Revised Code, including eligible individuals who are sixty years of age or older, eligible individuals who have low incomes but are not eligible for medicaid, and other eligible individuals who do not have health benefits that cover outpatient drugs. The program shall include all drugs that are included in a manufacturer agreement entered into under section 173.81 of the Revised Code and all other drugs that may be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 07-01-2007