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1 1 HOUSE FILE 2192
1 2
1 3 AN ACT
1 4 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AN
1 5 INTERSTATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.
1 6
1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 8
1 9 Section 1. INTERSTATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASING
1 10 COOPERATIVE – TASK FORCE – REPORT.
1 11 1. The Iowa department of public health shall convene a
1 12 task force to determine the feasibility of establishing an
1 13 interstate prescription drug purchasing cooperative with other
1 14 midwestern states.
1 15 2. The task force shall consist of all of the following
1 16 voting members:
1 17 a. The director of public health, or the director's
1 18 designee.
1 19 b. The director of human services, or the director's
1 20 designee.
1 21 c. The director of the department of elder affairs, or the
1 22 director's designee.
1 23 d. The director of the department of management, or the
1 24 director's designee.
1 25 e. The director of the department of personnel, or the
1 26 director's designee.
1 27 f. Four members of the general assembly.
1 28 3. a. The legislative members of the task force shall be
1 29 appointed by the majority leader of the senate, after
1 30 consultation with the president of the senate and the minority
1 31 leader of the senate, and by the speaker of the house of
1 32 representatives, after consultation with the majority leader
1 33 and the minority leader of the house of representatives. The
1 34 legislative appointments shall comply with sections 69.16 and
1 35 69.16A.
2 1 b. Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by the
2 2 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
2 3 original appointments.
2 4 4. The task force shall elect a chairperson. A majority
2 5 of the members of the task force shall constitute a quorum. A
2 6 majority vote of those members present shall be required for
2 7 any action of the task force. The Iowa department of public
2 8 health and the department of human services shall cooperate in
2 9 providing staffing for the task force.
2 10 5. All of the following shall act as advisors to the task
2 11 force:
2 12 a. The chairperson of the board of pharmacy examiners, or
2 13 the chairperson's designee.
2 14 b. The chairperson of the board of medical examiners, or
2 15 the chairperson's designee.
2 16 c. One person who is a representative of pharmaceutical
2 17 manufacturers, selected by the pharmaceutical research and
2 18 manufacturers of America.
2 19 d. One person who is a representative of the Iowa pharmacy
2 20 association, selected by the Iowa pharmacy association.
2 21 e. One person who is a representative of the Iowa medical
2 22 society, selected by the Iowa medical society.
2 23 6. The task force shall pursue the development of an
2 24 interstate prescription drug purchasing cooperative through a
2 25 minimum of the following means:
2 26 a. Utilizing regional and national entities such as the
2 27 council of state governments, the national conference of state
2 28 legislatures, and others in establishing contact with the
2 29 governors and legislative leaders of other midwestern states.
2 30 b. Contacting the governors and legislative leaders of
2 31 other states with existing interstate cooperatives, including
2 32 the states participating in the southern states coalition
2 33 purchasing pool, and other interstate cooperatives.
2 34 c. Contacting industry trade associations whose members
2 35 are involved in the delivery and reimbursement of state-funded
3 1 pharmaceutical care.
3 2 7. The task force shall submit bimonthly progress reports
3 3 of its findings and recommendations regarding the
3 4 establishment of an interstate prescription drug purchasing
3 5 cooperative to the oversight committee of the legislative
3 6 council. The task force shall also submit a final report of
3 7 its findings and recommendations to the governor and the
3 8 general assembly no later than December 15, 2002.
3 9
3 10
3 11
3 12 BRENT SIEGRIST
3 13 Speaker of the House
3 14
3 15
3 16
3 17 MARY E. KRAMER
3 18 President of the Senate
3 19
3 20 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
3 21 is known as House File 2192, Seventy-ninth General Assembly.
3 22
3 23
3 24
3 25 MARGARET THOMSON
3 26 Chief Clerk of the House
3 27 Approved , 2002
3 28
3 29
3 30
3 31 THOMAS J. VILSACK
3 32 Governor
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