Legislation


AB 555 (see companion bill SB 548) – Wisconsin

Status: Inactive / Dead
Year Introduced: 2021
Link: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab555

An Act to create 601.31 (1) (nv) and 632.863 of the statutes; Relating to: licensure of pharmaceutical representatives. This bill requires a pharmaceutical representative to be licensed by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and to display his or her license during each visit with a health care professional. The bill defines “pharmaceutical representative” to mean an individual who markets or promotes pharmaceuticals to health care professionals on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer for compensation. The bill requires that a pharmaceutical representative, during each contact with a health care professional, disclose the wholesale acquisition cost of any pharmaceuticals discussed and the names of at least three generic prescription drugs from the same therapeutic class.


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