Within 6 months of the effective date of this act, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature including but not limited to the following:

a. The effects of definitional changes in the statute, such as residency and legend drugs;

b. The use of drug utilization review methods in order to curtail the abuse or inappropriate use of particular drugs;

c. A cost-analysis of alternative methods for administering the program and reimbursing participating pharmacists;

d. The effects of excluding from eligibility those persons whose prescription drug costs are covered in part by any other plan of assistance or insurance.

L.1978, c. 171, s. 5.