House Journal: Page 967: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
5 "7A. The department shall reimburse the dispensing
6 of prescription drugs for long-term care facility
7 residents at two cents per unit dose in addition to
8 the regular dispensing fee."
9 2. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-1249 lost.
Eichhorn of Hamilton asked and received unanimous consent that
amendment H-1231 to amendment H-1216, be deferred.
Eichhorn of Hamilton offered the following amendment H-1229, to
amendment H-1216, filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:
H-1229
1 Amend the amendment, H-1216, to House File 619 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 11, lines 34 and 35, by striking the
4 words "may procure a sole source contract with a
5 vendor" and inserting the following: "shall issue a
6 request for proposals or otherwise solicit bids from
7 potential vendors".
Amendment H-1229 was adopted.
Osterhaus of Jackson offered amendment H-1240, to amendment
H-1216, previously deferred, filed by him from the floor as follows:
H-1240
1 Amend the amendment, H-1216, to House File 619 as
2 follows:
3 1. Page 7, line 44, by inserting after the figure
4 "1." the following: "a."
5 2. Page 7, by inserting after line 47, the
6 following:
7 "b. The department of human services in
8 collaboration with the university of Iowa pharmacy
9 division of pharmaceutical socioeconomics shall
10 conduct a cost of dispensing study. Notwithstanding
11 paragraph "a" based on the results of the dispensing
12 study, the department shall establish a pharmacy
13 dispensing fee equal to one hundred five percent of
14 the average dispensing fee."
A non-record roll call was requested.

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