SENATE BILL 974

Sponsored By:

Senator Astle

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Claims

Synopsis:

Providing that specified errors may not constitute fraud or grounds for recoupment of specified claims payments under specified circumstances; specifying that specified claims remain subject to recoupment of overpayment or payment of any discovered underpayment by a pharmacy benefits manager; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

3/7

First Reading Senate Rules

3/14

Re-referred Finance

3/15

Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/31

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/29

Favorable with Amendments

Laid Over (Senator Astle) Adopted

3/30

Favorable with Amendments

Special Order until 4/4 (Senator Astle) Adopted

3/31

Favorable with Amendments

Committee Amendment Withdrawn

Substitute Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/1

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/6

Returned Passed

House Action

3/31

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

4/7

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

4/9

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

4/5

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (135-1)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/19

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 568

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Auditors and Audits

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement

Disclosure

Discrimination

Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse

Fraud -see also- Forgery

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Pharmacy Benefits Managers

Pharmacists and Pharmacies

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Reimbursement Rates

Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-1629 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 417377/01     Offered on: April 4, 2011   at: 8:52 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn

Number: 907274/01     Offered on: April 4, 2011   at: 8:52 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

Senate

Finance

House

Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

April 1, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (135-1)