Other states consider copying Minnesota's limits on physician gifts
Pharma Compliance Alert, October 17, 2007
Two years after Minnesota officials limited drug makers to giving physicians $50 or less in gifts a year, other states are considering adopting similar limits, according to an article in The New York Times.
In Minnesota, drug companies also have to report all consulting payments made to physicians. Maine, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, DC have passed similar registry requirements, while other states are considering them. Congress is also considering a national registry that would not preempt the requirements of the individual states.
On September 18, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milligan announced a task force had been created to examine ways to limit the gifts and money that drug and device companies give doctors, and said she planned to look closely at Minnesota's limits.
Fears that free gifts and payments will influence physicians to prescribe more drugs prompted the scrutiny on drug companies' gifts and payments to physicians. Drug companies, on the other hand, say providing meals to physicians is a courtesy because physicians take time out of their busy schedules, often during lunch, to learn about a company's drugs.
Learn more about state-specific rules for gift giving and how they apply to pharmaceutical companies by attending HCPro's November 15 Web cast, Gift Reporting: Navigate state-specific rules to avoid conflicts of interest.
Click here to read The New York Times article.
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