File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 243  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Klausmeier, Della, and Pugh
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Choice of Pharmacy
 
Prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from determining reimbursement
on a specified basis; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from
imposing a copayment, deductible, limit on quantity, or other
condition under specified circumstances; requiring an insurance policy
or contract or a pharmacy benefits manager to allow an insured or
certificate holder to obtain pharmaceutical benefits from the pharmacy
or pharmacist of the insured or certificate holder's choice within any
pharmacy network; etc.
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.
 - 3/17
 - Withdrawn
 
House Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Disclosure
 - Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
 - Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Insurance Administration
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Penalties
 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies
 - Privacy
 - Reimbursement Rates
 - Restitution
 - Rules and Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health Occupations
 - (
 12-101 ,
 12-403 ,
 12-403 
)
 -   Insurance
 - (
 15-805 ,
 15-1601 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered