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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-4-152.4. Department contracts to require refund of prescription drug rebates.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-152.4. Department contracts to require refund of prescription drug rebates.

The department shall provide that any department contract with a provider of medical assistance which is renewed or executed on or after July 1, 1997, shall require a refund to the department of any prescription drug rebate, as established in this article or in federal law in Section 1927 of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended, obtained by the provider for prescription drugs furnished to recipients of medical assistance pursuant to that contract.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-4-152.4, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1385, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, this Code section, enacted as Code Section 49-4-152.3, was redesignated as Code Section 49-4-152.4.

## U.s. Code.

Section 1927 of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-8.