SENATE BILL 316

Sponsored By:

Senator Klausmeier

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Pharmacies - Electronic Reimbursement

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to reimburse a pharmacy electronically and provide appropriate payment data electronically under specified circumstances; prohibiting the imposition of a specified processing fee; and providing for a delayed effective date.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Finance

2/2

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/19

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

4/2

Returned Passed

House Action

3/21

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/23

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/1

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/26

Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-131 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):

Senate

Number: 137777/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2005   at: 11:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 19, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

House

March 31, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)