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1 1 Section 1. INTERSTATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASING
1 2 COOPERATIVE – TASK FORCE – REPORT.
1 3 1. The Iowa department of public health shall convene a
1 4 task force to determine the feasibility of establishing an
1 5 interstate prescription drug purchasing cooperative with other
1 6 midwestern states.
1 7 2. The task force shall consist of all of the following
1 8 members:
1 9 a. The director of public health, or the director's
1 10 designee.
1 11 b. The director of human services, or the director's
1 12 designee.
1 13 c. The director of the department of elder affairs, or the
1 14 director's designee.
1 15 d. The director of the department of management, or the
1 16 director's designee.
1 17 e. The chairperson of the board of pharmacy examiners, or
1 18 the chairperson's designee.
1 19 f. The chairperson of the board of medical examiners, or
1 20 the chairperson's designee.
1 21 g. One person who is a representative of the
1 22 pharmaceutical manufacturers, selected by the pharmaceutical
1 23 research and manufacturers of America.
1 24 h. Four members of the general assembly.
1 25 3. a. The legislative members of the task force shall be
1 26 appointed by the majority leader of the senate, after
1 27 consultation with the president of the senate and the minority
1 28 leader of the senate, and by the speaker of the house, after
1 29 consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader
1 30 of the house of representatives. The legislative appointments
1 31 shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Legislative
1 32 members shall receive compensation pursuant to section 2.10.
1 33 b. Members of the task force are entitled to receive
1 34 reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in the discharge of
1 35 their duties. Public members of the task force are also
2 1 eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.
2 2 c. Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by the
2 3 original appointing authority and in the manner of the
2 4 original appointments.
2 5 4. The task force shall elect a chairperson. A majority
2 6 of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A
2 7 majority vote of those members present shall be required for
2 8 any action of the board. The Iowa department of public health
2 9 shall provide staffing for the task force.
2 10 5. The task force shall pursue the establishment of an
2 11 interstate prescription drug purchasing cooperative through a
2 12 minimum of the following means:
2 13 a. Utilizing regional and national entities such as the
2 14 council of state governments, the national conference of state
2 15 legislatures, and others in establishing contact with the
2 16 governors and legislative leaders of other midwestern states.
2 17 b. Contacting the governors and legislative leaders of
2 18 other states with existing interstate purchasing cooperatives
2 19 including the states participating in the tri-state coalition
2 20 and the northeast legislative association on prescription drug
2 21 prices.
2 22 6. The task force shall submit a report of its findings
2 23 and recommendations regarding the establishment of an
2 24 interstate prescription drug purchasing cooperative to the
2 25 governor and the general assembly no later than December 15,
2 26 2002.
2 27 EXPLANATION
2 28 This bill directs the Iowa department of public health to
2 29 convene a task force to determine the feasibility of
2 30 establishing an interstate prescription drug purchasing
2 31 cooperative with other midwestern states. Membership of the
2 32 task force is to include the directors of public health, human
2 33 services, elder affairs, department of management, or the
2 34 respective director's designee; the chairpersons of the boards
2 35 of pharmacy examiners and medical examiners, or the respective
3 1 chairperson's designee; a representative of pharmaceutical
3 2 manufacturers, selected by the pharmaceutical research and
3 3 manufacturers of America; and four members of the general
3 4 assembly. The bill provides organizational procedures for the
3 5 task force and directs the task force to pursue the
3 6 establishment of an interstate prescription drug purchasing
3 7 cooperative through utilization of regional and national
3 8 entities such as the council of state governments and the
3 9 national conference of state legislatures and by contacting
3 10 the governors and legislative leaders of other states with
3 11 existing interstate purchasing cooperatives. The bill directs
3 12 the task force to submit a report of its findings and
3 13 recommendations regarding the establishment of an interstate
3 14 prescription drug purchasing cooperative to the governor and
3 15 the general assembly no later than December 15, 2002.
3 16 LSB 5527XS 79
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