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C. 13

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Date:	August 9, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Proposition 61: The California Drug Price Relief Act

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/09/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:

L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 9, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

CONSIDER adopting a Support position on Proposition 61 The California Drug Price Relief Act, which seeks to prohibit state agencies from paying more for a prescription drug than the lowest price paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as recommended by the Legislation Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No direct impact to the County from supporting the initiative.

It is the opinion of the Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance that the measure, if adopted, may result in a substantial net change in state or local finances.

BACKGROUND:

Proposition 61 prohibits state agencies from paying more for a prescription drug than the lowest price paid for the same drug by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The measure applies to any program where the state is the ultimate payer for a drug, even if the state does not purchase the drug directly. The Measure exempts certain purchases of prescription drugs funded through Medi-Cal.

Fiscal impact: It is the opinion of the Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance that the measure, if adopted, may result in a substantial net change in state or local finances.

(15-0009.)

See Attachment A for the full text of the measure and Attachment B for a report by the Legislative Analyst's Office.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

There would be no record of the County's support for the ballot initiative.