Louisiana § RS 39:1601 - Contracts for drugs
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:1601 — Contracts for drugs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 39:1601. Contracts for drugs
Multisource generic drug contracts shall be used for the procurement of drugs approved by the Federal Drug Administration and listed in the Federal Drug Administration Prescription Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations Compendium and Supplements for all using agencies. Such contracts shall be competitively bid at the lowest available price. However, a brand name contract may be used if there is only one source of supply for a particular drug or if the using agency certifies to the chief procurement officer that a justifiable medical reason exists for the use of a particular brand name drug. The chief procurement officer shall seek the advice of the Drug Procurement Advisory Council on all such requests other than declared emergencies.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 715, §1, eff. July 1, 1980; Acts 1983, No. 689, §1; Acts 1984, No. 100, §1, eff. July 1, 1985; Acts 2014, No. 864, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:1601 cover?
Section RS 39:1601 ("Contracts for drugs") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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