MEDICAID-BRAND NAME RX DRUGS

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that reimbursement under the Medicaid program for prescription drugs shall be limited to reimbursement for 4 brand-name prescription drugs per patient per month. Provides that this limitation does not apply if (i) the brand-name drug was prescribed for an acute or urgent condition, (ii) the brand-name drug was prescribed for Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, a mental health condition, hemophilia, or respiratory diseases, (iii) the brand-name drug was prescribed for less than 30 days for acute infections, and (iv) a therapeutically equivalent generic medication has not been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Effective July 1, 2006.