House Journal: Page 949: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
The ayes were 50, nays 36.
Amendment H-1250C was adopted.
Jochum of Dubuque offered the following amendment H-1251, to
amendment H-1216, filed by her from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1251
1 Amend the amendment, H-1216, to House File 619 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 4, by inserting before line 33, the
4 following:
5 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 155B.1 SHORT TITLE.
6 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
7 "Pharmacy Benefits Manager Regulation Act".
8 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 155B.2 PURPOSE AND
9 INTENT.
10 The purposes of this chapter are:
11 1. To establish standards and criteria for the
12 regulation and licensing of pharmacy benefits
13 managers.
14 2. To promote, preserve, and protect the public
15 health, safety, and welfare by and through effective
16 regulation and licensing of pharmacy benefits
17 managers.
18 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 155B.3 DEFINITIONS.
19 For purposes of this chapter, unless the context
20 otherwise requires:
21 1. "Board of pharmacy" or "board" means the board
22 of pharmacy examiners.
23 2. "Cease and desist order" means an order of the
24 board prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager or other
25 person from continuing a particular course of conduct
26 which violates this chapter or the rules adopted under
27 this chapter.
28 3. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
29 insurance.
30 4. "Enrollee" means an individual who is enrolled
31 in a pharmacy benefits management plan.
32 5. "Health insurance plan or contract" means a
33 third-party payment provider contract or policy that
34 is an individual or group policy of accident or health
35 insurance or individual or group hospital or health
36 care services contract issued pursuant to chapter 509,
37 509A, 514, or 514A, or an individual or group health
38 maintenance organization contract issued and regulated
39 under chapter 514B.
40 6. "Insolvent" or "insolvency" means a financial
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