INCLUSION OF BARBITURATES AND BENZODIAZEPINES AS COVERED PART D DRUGS.

SEC. 175. INCLUSION OF BARBITURATES AND BENZODIAZEPINES AS COVERED PART D DRUGS.(a) In General.—Section 1860D–2(e)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(e)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after “agents),” the following “other than subparagraph (I) of such section (relating to barbiturates) if the barbiturate is used in the treatment of epilepsy, cancer, or a chronic mental health disorder, and other than subparagraph (J) of such section (relating to benzodiazepines),”.(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to prescriptions dispensed on or after January 1, 2013.