Legislation

Title: Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement for and Provision of Pharmacy Services
Sponsored by: Senator Mathias
Status: In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Authorizing a pharmacist or a pharmacy to decline to dispense a prescription drug or provide a pharmacy service to a member if the amount reimbursed by an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization is less than the acquisition cost; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from reimbursing a pharmacy or pharmacist for a product or a pharmacy service in an amount less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager reimburses itself for the same product or pharmacy service; applying the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance

Details

Cross-filed with: HB1290

Introduced in a prior session as: SB1055 Session: 2017 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/09/2018 Legislative Date 2/09/2018 Action First Reading Senate Rules Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement for and Provision of Pharmacy Services Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2018 Legislative Date 2/12/2018 Action Rereferred to Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/28/2018 Legislative Date 2/28/2018 Action Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2018 Legislative Date 3/15/2018 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2018 Legislative Date 3/16/2018 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/09/2018	2/09/2018	First Reading Senate Rules
			Text - First - Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement for and Provision of Pharmacy Services
Senate	2/12/2018	2/12/2018	Rereferred to Finance
Senate	2/28/2018	2/28/2018	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/15/2018	3/15/2018	Hearing canceled
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2018	3/16/2018	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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