Alabama § 36-29-18 Generic Equivalent Medications

Alabama Statutes

§ 36-29-18 — Generic Equivalent Medications

Alabama § 36-29-18

Title 36Public Officers and Employees

Ch. 29State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan

Art. 1General Provisions

This text of Alabama § 36-29-18 (Generic Equivalent Medications) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ala. Code § 36-29-18 (2026).

Text

As a condition of participation in an insurance policy of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) a pharmacist shall dispense a generic equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by SEIB when one is available unless the physician indicates in longhand writing on the prescription “medically Necessary” or “dispense as written” or “do not substitute”. The generic equivalent drug product dispensed shall be pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent and contain the same active ingredient, or ingredients, and shall be of the same dosage, form, and strength.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

As a condition of participation in an insurance policy of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) a pharmacist shall dispense a generic equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by SEIB when one is available unless the physician indicates in longhand writing on the prescription “medically Necessary” or “dispense as written” or “do not substitute”. The generic equivalent drug product dispensed shall be pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent and contain the same active ingredient, or ingredients, and shall be of the same dosage, form, and strength.