H-8118

   Amend Senate File 2214, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 2, after line 20 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  514C.5A  Prescription drug medication synchronization.
   1.  A carrier, as defined in section 513B.2, that provides prescription drug coverage through a policy or contract delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, shall develop and offer medication synchronization services that allow for the alignment of refill dates for a covered individual’s prescription drugs that are a covered benefit. At a minimum, the carrier shall cover dispensing fees at a rate no lower than the contracted amount and the services shall include early refill and short fill requests for prescription drugs using the submission clarification and message codes adopted by the national council for prescription drug plans or alternative codes specified by the carrier.
   2.  For purposes of this section, “medication synchronization” means the coordination of medication refills for a patient taking two or more medications for a chronic condition that are dispensed by a single network pharmacy to facilitate the synchronization of an individual’s medications for the purpose of improving medication adherence.>
   2.  Title page, line 1, after <to> by inserting <prescription drugs including>
   3.  Title page, line 2, after <the prescription> by inserting <and providing insurance coverage for medication synchronization>
   4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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L. MILLER of Scott