- (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.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-155, p. 226.)