616C.115 - Prescription of generic drugs required; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

616C.115  Prescription of generic drugs required; exceptions.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a physician or advanced practitioner of nursing shall prescribe for an injured employee a generic drug in lieu of a drug with a brand name if the generic drug is biologically equivalent and has the same active ingredient or ingredients of the same strength, quantity and form of dosage as the drug with a brand name.

      2.  A physician or advanced practitioner of nursing is not required to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 if:

      (a) The physician or advanced practitioner of nursing determines that the generic drug would not be beneficial to the health of the injured employee; or

      (b) The generic drug is higher in cost than the drug with a brand name.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 669)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.5023)