[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR50.503]

[Page 151]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 50--POLICIES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart E--Maximum Allowable Cost for Drugs
 
Sec. 50.503  Policy.

    It is the policy of the Secretary that program funds which are 
utilized for the acquisition of drugs be expended in the most economical 
manner feasible. In furtherance of this policy, the Secretary has 
established, in 45 CFR part 19, a procedure for determining the Maximum 
Allowable Cost for drugs which are purchased with program funds.