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Committee bars brown-bagging, limits white-bagging under amendment to drug-dispensing practice
Summary
An amendment (2025-3018s) adopted by the committee prohibits ‘‘brown bagging’’ and sets conditions under which ‘‘white bagging’’ can occur for specialty and other drugs administered in clinical settings, while allowing pharmacies to opt out under specified conditions.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee adopted amendment 2025-3018s, which the sponsor described as addressing the pharmacy practices commonly known as ‘‘brown bagging’’ and ‘‘white bagging.’’ The amendment prohibits brown bagging and establishes parameters and communication requirements for white bagging while allowing receiving pharmacies or facilities to opt out under specified conditions.
The sponsor explained that brown bagging is a practice in which a payer sends a drug…
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