2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 720

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 580
Sponsored By:
Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Garagiola, and Pugh
Entitled:
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees

Synopsis:

Establishing requirements for a pharmacy and therapeutics committee of a pharmacy benefits manager; requiring a pharmacy benefits manager to ensure that its pharmacy and therapeutics committee has specified policies and procedures; making specified provisions of law applicable to health maintenance organizations; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/20
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/2
Senate Concur - House Amendment
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/22
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/28
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/22
Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative)

Sponsored by:

Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Disclosure
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Ethics
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Insurance Administration
Penalties
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )
Insurance
( 15-1601 , 15-1602 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 797175/01     Offered on: March 20, 2008   at: 6:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 696585/01     Offered on: April 4, 2008   at: 11:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 2, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)