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California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 14105.43

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, any drug which is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or an AIDS-related condition shall be deemed to be approved for addition to the Medi-Cal list of contract drugs only for the purpose of treating AIDS or an AIDS-related condition, for the period prior to the completion of the procedures established pursuant to Section 14105.33.

(2) In addition to any drug that is deemed to be approved pursuant to paragraph (1), any drug that meets any of the following criteria shall be a Medi-Cal benefit, subject to utilization controls:

(A) Any vaccine to protect against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

(B) Any antiviral agent, immune modulator, or other agent to be administered to persons who have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus to counteract the effects of that infection.

(C) Any drug or biologic used to treat opportunistic infections associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, that have been found to be medically accepted indications and that has either been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or recognized for that use in a compendia listed in Section 1927 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r-8).

(D) Any drug or biologic used to treat the chemotherapy-induced suppression of the human immune system resulting from the treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(3) The department shall add any drug deemed to be approved pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Medi-Cal list of contract drugs or allow the provision of the drug as a Medi-Cal benefit, subject to utilization controls, pursuant to paragraph (2), only if the manufacturer of the drug has executed a contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which provides for rebates in accordance with Section 1396r-8 of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(b) Any drug deemed to be approved pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be immediately added to the Medi-Cal list of contract drugs, and shall be exempt from the contract requirements of Section 14105.33.

(c) If it is determined pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14105.39 that a drug to which subdivision (a) applies should not be placed on the Medi-Cal list of contract drugs, that drug shall no longer be deemed to be approved for addition to the list of contract drugs pursuant to subdivision (a).

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