Title
AN ACT RELATING TO A NINETY DAY PRESCRIPTION MANDATE
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known as the Ninety Day Prescription Mandate Act of 2013 and shall be codified as _____________ (Title) ___________ (Section) ______________ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose
The Purpose of this Act is to assure Cherokee citizen that they will be disbursed prescription drugs every ninety (90) days.
Section 3. Definitions
For purposes of this Title:
Section 4. Substantive Provisions
a. For purposes of effective accommodation and timely accessibility of medication for health patients of the Cherokee Nation, ninety (90) day prescription drug distributions are hereby mandated. When prescriptions are prescribed by physicians, each prescription shall be filled for ninety (90) days at a time, including refills for the same prescription.
b. In the event of certain exceptions, the Health Committee for the Council of the Cherokee Nation shall work with the Cherokee Nation Health Services Staff to develop policies and criteria for compliance of this Act and the Health Committee shall then conduct a final review and have final approval.
Section 5. Provisions as cumulative
The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing law.
Section 7. Severability
The provisions of this act are severable and if any part of provision hereof shall be held void the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions of this act.
Section 8. Effective Date
This Act shall be effective October 1, 2013, to allow time for policy and criteria development.