SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 1837, 2nd Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 984518
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11  Senator Clary moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On lines 2052-2063, delete those lines
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17         (j)  Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the
18  contrary, a sick or injured employee shall be entitled, at all
19  times, to free, full, and absolute choice in the selection of
20  the pharmacy or pharmacist dispensing and filling
21  prescriptions for medicines required under this chapter. It is
22  expressly forbidden for the  agency, an employer, or a
23  carrier, or any agent or representative of the  agency, an
24  employer, or a carrier to select the pharmacy or pharmacist
25  which the sick or injured employee must use; condition
26  coverage or payment on the basis of the pharmacy or pharmacist
27  utilized; or to otherwise interfere in the selection by the
28  sick or injured employee of a pharmacy or pharmacist.
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