State Policies on Generic Drug Utilization in Medicaid

Location	Mandatory Prescription of Generics	Lower Copays for Generics	Higher Point-of-Sale Dispensing Fee for Generic Substitution	Provider Education on Generic Utilization	Preferred Drug List Placement for Generic Drugs
United States	41 Yes	17 Yes	3 Yes	13 Yes	5 Yes
Alabama	Yes	No	No	No	No
Alaska	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Arizona	Yes	No	No	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
California	No	No	No	No	No
Colorado	Yes	No	No	No	No
Connecticut	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Delaware	Yes	No	No	No	No
District of Columbia	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Florida	No	No	No	No	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	No	No	No
Hawaii	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Idaho	No	No	No	No	No
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Indiana	Yes	No	No	No	No
Iowa	No	No	No	No	Yes
Kansas	Yes	No	No	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Louisiana	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Maine	Yes	No	No	No	No
Maryland	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	No	No
Michigan	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Mississippi	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Missouri	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Montana	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Nevada	No	No	No	No	No
New Hampshire	No	No	No	No	No
New Jersey	Yes	No	No	No	No
New Mexico	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
New York	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	No
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Ohio	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Oklahoma	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Oregon	Yes	No	No	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No	No
South Carolina	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Texas	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Utah	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Vermont	No	No	No	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Washington	No	No	No	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	No	No	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

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