Gov. Code, § 14980 · Chapter 12. Purchase of Prescription Drugs for Government Agencies
Gov. Code, § 14980
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The department may explore additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription drugs, including:
(a) Coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices.
(b) Studying the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the bulk purchasing programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual consumers.
(c) Implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at managing escalating prescription drug prices.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 483, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.
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