The Commissioner of Social Services shall verify the propriety and reasonableness of payments to providers for drugs provided to Medicaid recipients through field audit examinations and other reasonable means to the extent possible within available appropriations. To the extent permitted by federal law, the commissioner shall require prior authorization for coverage of drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. To the extent permitted by federal law, the commissioner may limit or exclude coverage for drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction for persons who have been convicted of a sexual offense who are required to register with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to chapter 969. The commissioner shall document financial and utilization statistics as to drugs provided to Medicaid recipients by therapeutic category and shall outline problems encountered in the administration of prescription drug utilization in the Medicaid program, suggested solutions and any recommendations for improvement.

(P.A. 89-296, S. 1, 9; P.A. 91-190, S. 1, 9; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 88; P.A. 03-268, S. 8; P.A. 05-280, S. 15; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)

History: P.A. 91-190 amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate advisory panel to review prescription drug utilization in the Medicaid program and repealed Subsec. (b) requiring commissioner to study feasibility of implementing a limited formulary of high volume drugs for medical assistance recipients and a rebate to the state from a pharmaceutical manufacturer or direct distributor of a percentage of total sales to the state, and to report results to general assembly committees by February 15, 1990; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-134aa transferred to Sec. 17b-279 in 1995; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 deleted “, including the generic incentive dispensing fee”, effective September 1, 2002; P.A. 03-268 deleted requirement that commissioner submit annual report to human services and appropriations committees; P.A. 05-280 required commissioner to implement prior authorization for coverage of drugs for the treatment of erectile dysfunction under the Medicaid program and permitted commissioner to limit or exclude coverage for such drugs for persons who have been convicted of a sexual offense who are required to register with the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to chapter 969, effective July 1, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.

Cited. 233 C. 557.