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Connecticut General Statutes Title 19A. Public Health and Well-Being § 19a-59a. Low protein modified food products and amino acid modified preparations for inherited metabolic disease. Prescription required. Purchase by department

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

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Inherited metabolic disease” means a disease for which newborn screening is required under section 19a-55.

(2) “Low protein modified food product” means a product formulated to have less than one gram of protein per serving and intended for the dietary treatment of an inherited metabolic disease under the direction of a physician.

(3) “Amino acid modified preparation” means a product intended for the dietary treatment of an inherited metabolic disease under the direction of a physician.

(b) Amino acid modified preparations and low protein modified food products for the treatment of inherited metabolic disease shall be dispensed only upon the prescription of an individual authorized to prescribe drugs within this state.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the Department of Public Health, in carrying out its powers and duties under this section, may, within available appropriations, purchase prescribed special infant formula, amino acid modified preparations and low protein modified food products directly and without the issuance of a purchase order.

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