Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2020
Maine moves closer to importation of medicine from Canada
19 February 2020 - A committee of the Maine Legislature moved the state closer to wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada with a vote on Tuesday.
The committee unanimously approved rules from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Democratic Senate President Troy Jackson of Allagash said that’s a key step in implementing a new law about drug imports.
The state passed the new law last year, and the state now needs to send the federal government a plan and get approval to set up the program. The health and human services department is required to submit the application to the feds by May 1.
