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House Journal: Page 1460: Tuesday, April 11, 1995

38     c.  The department shall consider a design which
39   provides incentive grants to communities that pledge
40   private funding and in-kind services equal to at least
41   one-half of the cost of operating a second chance
42   home.  In addition, operating expenses could be
43   supported in part by participants' welfare payments,
44   food stamps, housing assistance, and other forms of
45   public assistance for which participants are eligible,
46   as well as a commitment from communities.
47     d.  The department shall submit a report to the
48   general assembly on or before January 8, 1996,
49   concerning the research conducted pursuant to this
50   subsection.""

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 1     2.  By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-3858 lost.
Houser of Pottawattamie offered the following amendment H-3860,
to the committee amendment H-3765, filed by him from the floor
and moved its adoption:
H-3860
 1     Amend the amendment, H-3765, to Senate File 462, as
 2   amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as
 3   follows:
 4     1.  Page 1, line 17, by inserting after the word
 5   "paragraph." the following:  "The department shall not
 6   expand the requirement of prior authorization for
 7   drugs other than the "A" rated generic bioequivalents
 8   authorized under this paragraph, without prior
 9   approval of the general assembly for such expansion."
10     2.  Page 1, by inserting after line 21 the
11   following:
12     "aa.  The department shall amend the contract with
13   the department's fiscal agent regarding prior
14   authorization of prescription drugs to provide for
15   review by the fiscal agent of inquiries for prior
16   authorization during pharmacy business hours,
17   evenings, Saturdays and during pharmacy peak business
18   hours on Sundays, and shall consider providing for
19   review by the fiscal agent of inquiries on a seven-
20   day-per-week, 24-hour-per-day basis.
21     aaa.  (1)  The department of human services shall
22   conduct a study of the prior authorization program
23   based upon the program data collected during fiscal
24   year 1994-1995, including a review of a sampling of
25   specific drugs for which prior authorization is
26   required.  The study shall be completed by October 1,
27   1995, and a report of the findings of the study shall
28   be submitted to the chairpersons and ranking members
29   of the senate and house appropriations committees, to

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