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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 838

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 903
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kipke, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Audits and Reimbursement of Pharmacies or Pharmacists

Synopsis:

Altering requirements a pharmacy benefits manager must comply with when conducting an audit of a pharmacy or pharmacist; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from disrupting the provision of services to the customers of a pharmacy during an audit; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from taking specified actions relating to an audit of a pharmacy or pharmacist, with a specified exception; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from recouping by setoff specified money until conditions are fulfilled; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action
2/9
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/15
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/20
Favorable with Amendments {196686/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
3/27
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 319

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Justin Ready, District 5A
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Auditors and Audits
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Insurance Administration
Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Postal Service
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reimbursement Rates
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 15-1629 , 15-1631 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 196686/01     Offered on: March 23, 2012   at: 3:41 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2012: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 30, 2012: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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