{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.2005","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.2005","heading":"Brand name drug; copayment.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nExcept as otherwise specified in this section, if an enrollee chooses to have a prescription filled with a brand name drug when a recognized generic drug is available, a copayment is required. For the initial year of operation, the copayment amount is $15.00. For subsequent years, the amount of a copayment applied under this section may be established by the legislature. Nothing in this section shall be construed as allowing therapeutic substitution. The department shall develop a mechanism, with the advice of the advisory committee established in section 7, that will specify when drugs should be dispensed as written and not subject to the $15.00 copayment. These recommendations shall be presented to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees not later than September 1, 2001.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 550","Act Act-499-of-2000"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-550-2005","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"c97df52397970d2dbc7c51b800f5adad9e3c033a40d300be1dc4eeb8f9263ac2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.2004","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-550.2006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}