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House Amendment 8326

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend House File 2192, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 1, line 2, by striking the words "AGENCY
  1  4 WORK GROUP" and inserting the following:  "TASK
  1  5 FORCE".
  1  6    #2.  Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 8, and
  1  7 inserting the following:
  1  8    "1.  The Iowa department of public health shall
  1  9 convene a task force to determine the feasibility of
  1 10 establishing an interstate prescription drug
  1 11 purchasing cooperative with other midwestern states.
  1 12    2.  The task force shall consist of all of the
  1 13 following members:
  1 14    a.  The director of public health, or the
  1 15 director's designee.
  1 16    b.  The director of human services, or the
  1 17 director's designee.
  1 18    c.  The director of the department of elder
  1 19 affairs, or the director's designee.
  1 20    d.  The director of the department of management,
  1 21 or the director's designee.
  1 22    e.  The director of the department of personnel, or
  1 23 the director's designee.
  1 24    f.  The chairperson of the board of pharmacy
  1 25 examiners, or the chairperson's designee.
  1 26    g.  The chairperson of the board of medical
  1 27 examiners, or the chairperson's designee.
  1 28    h.  One person who is a representative of the
  1 29 pharmaceutical manufacturers, selected by the
  1 30 pharmaceutical research and manufacturers of America.
  1 31    i.  Four members of the general assembly.
  1 32    3.  a.  The legislative members of the task force
  1 33 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the
  1 34 senate, after consultation with the president of the
  1 35 senate and the minority leader of the senate, and by
  1 36 the speaker of the house, after consultation with the
  1 37 majority leader and the minority leader of the house
  1 38 of representatives.  The legislative appointments
  1 39 shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A.
  1 40    b.  Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by
  1 41 the original appointing authority and in the manner of
  1 42 the original appointments.
  1 43    4.  The task force shall elect a chairperson.  A
  1 44 majority of the members of the task force shall
  1 45 constitute a quorum.  A majority vote of those members
  1 46 present shall be required for any action of the task
  1 47 force.  The Iowa department of public health and the
  1 48 department of human services shall cooperate in
  1 49 providing staffing for the task force."
  1 50    #3.  Page 1, line 9, by striking the words "work
  2  1 group" and inserting the following:  "task force".
  2  2    #4.  Page 1, lines 18 and 19, by striking the words
  2  3 "and the northeast legislative association on
  2  4 prescription drug prices" and inserting the following:
  2  5 "the southern states coalition purchasing pool, and
  2  6 other interstate cooperatives".
  2  7    #5.  Page 1, by inserting after line 19, the
  2  8 following:
  2  9    "c.  Contacting industry trade associations whose
  2 10 members are involved in the delivery and reimbursement
  2 11 of state-funded pharmaceutical care, including but not
  2 12 limited to the federation of Iowa insurers, the Iowa
  2 13 pharmacy association, and the pharmaceutical research
  2 14 and manufacturers of America."
  2 15    #6.  Page 1, line 20, by striking the words "work
  2 16 group" and inserting the following:  "task force".
  2 17    #7.  Page 1, line 24, by striking the words "work
  2 18 group" and inserting the following:  "task force".
  2 19    #8.  Title page, line 1, by striking the words
  2 20 "state agency work group" and inserting the following:
  2 21 "task force".
  2 22    #9.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting
  2 23 internal references as necessary.  
  2 24 HF 2192S
  2 25 pf/cc/26
     

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