(a) Medicaid eligible persons shall pay the maximum allowable copayment under federal law or administrative regulation for each prescription drug received under the Medicaid Program, except for designated exemptions.
(b) Said maximum allowable copayment shall be collected by the dispensing pharmacy and credited against the Medicaid payment to the pharmacy for the drug.
(c) Designated exemptions include prescriptions for family planning drugs and those used in the treatment of persons participating in the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not be effective if they are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to contravene federal laws or federal administrative regulations applicable to the Medicaid Program.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 22-6-1 - Appropriations.
Section 22-6-2 - Payment of Contract Adjustments.
Section 22-6-3 - Disposition of Fund Balances.
Section 22-6-4 - Copayments by Persons Receiving Medical Services From Physicians Under Program.
Section 22-6-4.2 - Copayments for Prescription Drugs.
Section 22-6-7.1 - Procurement of Prescription Eyewear.
Section 22-6-9 - Medicaid Identification Card; Issuance and Use; Confidentiality of Recipient.
Section 22-6-10 - Women's Right to Health Care.
Section 22-6-11 - Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment.
Section 22-6-13 - Medicaid Benefits for County Inmates and Certain Juveniles.