Louisiana SB401: PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board. (8/1/26)

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(11) and to enact Subpart C-2 of Part II of Chapter of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 22:1870.10 through 1870.18, relative to a Prescription Drug Affordability Board; to provide legislative findings and purpose; to provide for definitions; to establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Board; to provide for membership, powers, and duties of the board; to require drug manufacturers to provide drug pricing information to the board…

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(11) and to enact Subpart C-2 of Part II of Chapter of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 22:1870.10 through 1870.18, relative to a Prescription Drug Affordability Board; to provide legislative findings and purpose; to provide for definitions; to establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Board; to provide for membership, powers, and duties of the board; to require drug manufacturers to provide drug pricing information to the board; to require educational or marketing materials for prescription drugs directed to healthcare providers to include price information; to establish the minimum price information content; to authorize enforcement pursuant to the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law; to provide for a public records exception; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Subpart C-2 of Part II of Chapter 6 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 22:1870.10 through 1870.18, is hereby enacted to read as follows: SUBPART C-2. Prescription Drug Affordability Board Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-247 ORIGINAL SB NO. §1870.10. Legislative findings; purpose A.(1) The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds that the costs …

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Sponsors

• Talbot, Kirk (R, 10) · primary sponsor