South Carolina § 44-6-620 - Definitions.
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§ 44-6-620. Definitions.
For purposes of this article:
(1) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
(2) "Prescription drugs" means outpatient prescription drugs that have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. "Prescription drugs" do not include experimental drugs and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products.
(3) "Program" means the Gap Assistance Pharmacy Program for Seniors (GAPS) created pursuant to this article.
(4) "Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan" means a Prescription Drug Plan that has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Medicare Part D prescription drugs to Medicare beneficiaries in South Carolina.
(5) "GAPS Participating Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan" means Prescription Drug Plans that have executed a contract with the department to provide prescription drug coverage to eligible individuals during the annual Medicare Part D coverage gap.
HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 59, SECTION 1, eff June 18, 2003; 2006 Act No. 233, SECTION 1, eff February 21, 2006.
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