§ 1955b. Pharmacy assessment
(a) Beginning July 1, 2005, each pharmacy’s monthly assessment shall be $0.10 for each prescription filled and refilled.
(b) Each pharmacy shall declare and provide supporting documentation to the Commissioner of the total number of prescriptions filled and refilled in the previous month and remit the assessment due for that month. The declaration and payment shall be due by the end of the following month.
(c) Each pharmacy shall submit its assessment payment to the Department monthly. Variations in payment timing shall be permitted as deemed necessary by the Commissioner.
(d) Any pharmacy that fails to pay an assessment to the Department on or before the due date shall be assessed a late payment penalty of two percent of the assessment amount for each month it remains unpaid; but late payment penalties for any one quarter shall not exceed $500.00. The Commissioner may waive a penalty under this subsection for good cause shown by the pharmacy, as determined by the Commissioner in his or her discretion. (Added 2005, No. 71, § 289; amended 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.57.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 19 - Medical Assistance
§ 1901. Administration of program
§ 1901b. Pharmacy program enrollment
§ 1901d. State Health Care Resources Fund
§ 1901e. Global Commitment Fund
§ 1901f. Medicaid program enrollment and expenditure reports
§ 1901g. Medicaid coverage for home telemonitoring services
§ 1901j. Medicaid reimbursement for long-acting reversible contraceptives
§ 1901k. Medicaid coverage for hearing aids and audiology services
§ 1902. Qualification for medical assistance
§ 1903a. Care management program
§ 1905. Disproportionate share program
§ 1905a. Medicaid reimbursements to certain outpatient providers
§ 1906. Recoupment of amounts spent on child medical care
§ 1906a. Recovery against estate; homestead exemptions
§ 1908. Medicaid; payer of last resort; release of information
§ 1908a. Vermont Partnership for Long-Term Care
§ 1909. Direct payments to Agency; discharge of insurer’s obligation
§ 1910. Liability of third parties; liens
§ 1911. Tobacco manufacturers; liability for Medicaid expenditures
§ 1918. Directory of cigarettes approved for stamping and sale
§ 1919. Prohibition against the stamping and sale of cigarettes not included in the directory
§ 1920. Agent for service of process
§ 1921. Reporting and sharing of information
§ 1922. Quarterly escrow deposits
§ 1923. Penalties and other remedies
§ 1924. Miscellaneous provisions
§ 1925. Joint and several liability of importers on nonparticipating manufacturer’s brand families
§ 1954. Nursing home assessment
§ 1955a. Home health agency assessment
§ 1956. Proceeds from assessments
§ 1959. Ambulance agency assessment
§ 1992. Medicaid coverage for adult dental services
§ 1998. Pharmacy Best Practices and Cost Control Program established
§ 1999. Consumer protection rules; prior authorization
§ 2000. Pharmacy benefit management
§ 2003. Pharmacy discount plans
§ 2004a. Evidence-Based Education and Advertising Fund
§ 2007. Canadian Prescription Drug Information Program
§ 2031. Creation of Clinical Utilization Review Board
§ 2032. Role of Department of Vermont Health Access
§ 2073. VPharm assistance program
§ 2075. Assistance in enrolling in Medicare Part D
§ 2076. Over-the-counter and generic medications
§ 2078. Education and outreach
§ 2080. Vermont Prescription Drug Pricing and Consumer Protection Program
§ 2091. Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage; legislative intent
§ 2092. Dr. Dynasaur-like coverage for certain Vermont residents