Q: In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. APPLYING THE MEDICAID ADDITIONAL REBATE REQUIREMENT TO GENERIC
DRUGS.

(a) In General.--Section 1927(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r-8(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''The amount'' and
inserting ''Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the
amount''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(C) Additional rebate.--
''(i) In general.--The amount of the rebate
specified in this paragraph for a rebate
period, with respect to each dosage form and
strength of a covered outpatient drug other
than a single source drug or an innovator
multiple source drug, shall be increased in the
manner that the rebate for a dosage form and
strength of a single source drug or an
innovator multiple source drug is increased
under subparagraphs (A) and (D) of paragraph
(2), except as provided in clause (ii).
''(ii) Special rules for application of
provision.--In applying subparagraphs (A) and
(D) of paragraph (2) under clause (i)--
''(I) the reference in subparagraph
(A)(i) of such paragraph to '1990'
shall be deemed a reference to '2014';
''(II) subject to clause (iii), the
reference in subparagraph (A)(ii) of
such paragraph to 'calendar quarter
beginning July 1, 1990' shall be deemed
a reference to the 'calendar quarter in
which the average manufacturer price
for the drug is the lowest during the
12-calendar quarter period ending on
September 30, 2014';
''(III) subject to clause (iii),
the reference in subparagraph (A)(ii)
of such paragraph to 'September 1990'
shall be deemed a reference to 'the
last month of such calendar quarter';
''(IV) the references in
subparagraph (D) of such paragraph to
'paragraph (1)(A)(ii)', 'this
paragraph', and 'December 31, 2009'
shall be deemed references to
'subparagraph (A)', 'this
subparagraph', and 'December 31, 2014',
respectively; and
''(V) any reference in such
paragraph to a 'single source drug or
an innovator multiple source drug'
shall be deemed to be a reference to a
drug to which clause (i) applies.
''(iii) Special rule for certain
noninnovator multiple source drugs.--In
applying paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II) under clause
(i) with respect to a covered outpatient drug
that is first sold as a drug other than a
single source drug or an innovator multiple
source drug after the date that is 3 years
before the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph, such paragraph shall be applied--
''(I) by substituting 'the
applicable quarter' for 'the calendar
quarter beginning July 1, 1990'; and
''(II) by substituting 'the last
month in such applicable quarter' for
'September 1990'.
''(iv) Applicable quarter defined.--In this
subsection, the term 'applicable quarter'
means, with respect to a drug described in
clause (iii), the fifth full calendar quarter
in which the drug is sold as a drug other than
a single source drug or an innovator multiple
source drug.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to rebate periods beginning after December 31, 2014.
A:
Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of rebate with respect to each generic drug in the manner that the rebate for a dosage form and strength of a single source drug or an innovator multiple source drug is increased, except as provided in special application rules, including a special rule for certain noninnovator multiple source drugs.