Section 14105.337.

(a) Effective January 1, 2000, the department shall increase reimbursement to pharmacists by twenty-five cents ($0.25) per prescription for all drug prescription claims reimbursed through the Medi-Cal program.

(b) Effective July 1, 2002, the department shall increase reimbursement to pharmacists by an additional fifteen cents ($0.15) per prescription for all drug prescription claims reimbursed through the Medi-Cal program.

(c) (1) The department shall reduce reimbursement to pharmacists in the amount reimbursement was increased pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) with respect to pharmacy services rendered on and after the date that this subdivision is enacted. Claims submitted by pharmacists for beneficiaries residing in a nursing facility shall be exempt from this subdivision.

(2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on July 1, 2004.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on September 1, 2004.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 228, Sec. 15. Effective August 16, 2004. Inoperative September 1, 2004, by its own provisions.)