House
File
489
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Amend
House
File
489
as
follows:
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1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
510C.1
Definitions.
4
As
used
in
this
chapter
unless
the
context
otherwise
5
requires:
6
1.
“Administrative
fees”
means
a
fee
or
payment,
other
than
7
a
rebate,
under
a
contract
between
a
pharmacy
benefit
manager
8
and
a
pharmaceutical
drug
manufacturer
in
connection
with
the
9
pharmacy
benefit
manager’s
management
of
a
health
carrier’s
10
prescription
drug
benefit,
that
is
paid
by
a
pharmaceutical
11
drug
manufacturer
to
a
pharmacy
benefit
manager
or
is
retained
12
by
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager.
13
2.
“Aggregate
retained
rebate
percentage”
means
the
14
percentage
of
all
rebates
received
by
a
pharmacy
benefit
15
manager
that
is
not
passed
on
to
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager’s
16
health
carrier
clients.
17
3.
“Commissioner”
means
the
commissioner
of
insurance.
18
4.
“Covered
person”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
19
514J.102.
20
5.
“Formulary”
means
a
complete
list
of
prescription
drugs
21
eligible
for
coverage
under
a
health
benefit
plan.
22
6.
“Health
benefit
plan”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
23
section
514J.102.
24
7.
“Health
carrier”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
25
514J.102.
26
8.
“Health
carrier
administrative
service
fee”
means
a
fee
27
or
payment
under
a
contract
between
a
pharmacy
benefit
manager
28
and
a
health
carrier
in
connection
with
the
pharmacy
benefit
29
manager’s
administration
of
the
health
carrier’s
prescription
30
drug
benefit
that
is
paid
by
a
health
carrier
to
a
pharmacy
31
benefit
manager
or
is
otherwise
retained
by
a
pharmacy
benefit
32
manager.
33
9.
“Pharmacy
benefit
manager”
means
a
person
who,
pursuant
34
to
a
contract
or
other
relationship
with
a
health
carrier,
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either
directly
or
through
an
intermediary,
manages
a
1
prescription
drug
benefit
provided
by
the
health
carrier.
2
10.
“Prescription
drug
benefit”
means
a
health
benefit
3
plan
providing
for
third-party
payment
or
prepayment
for
4
prescription
drugs.
5
11.
“Rebate”
means
all
discounts
and
other
negotiated
price
6
concessions
paid
directly
or
indirectly
by
a
pharmaceutical
7
manufacturer
or
other
entity,
other
than
a
covered
person,
8
in
the
prescription
drug
supply
chain
to
a
pharmacy
benefit
9
manager,
and
which
may
be
based
on
any
of
the
following:
10
a.
A
pharmaceutical
manufacturer’s
list
price
for
a
11
prescription
drug.
12
b.
Utilization.
13
c.
To
maintain
a
net
price
for
a
prescription
drug
for
14
a
specified
period
of
time
for
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager
15
in
the
event
the
pharmaceutical
manufacturer’s
list
price
16
increases.
17
d.
Reasonable
estimates
of
the
volume
of
a
prescribed
drug
18
that
will
be
dispensed
by
a
pharmacy
to
covered
persons.
19
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
510C.2
Annual
report
to
the
20
commissioner.
21
1.
Each
pharmacy
benefit
manager
shall
provide
a
report
22
annually
by
February
15
to
the
commissioner
that
contains
23
all
of
the
following
information
regarding
prescription
drug
24
benefits
provided
to
covered
persons
of
each
health
carrier
25
with
whom
the
pharmacy
manager
has
contracted
during
the
prior
26
calendar
year:
27
a.
The
aggregate
dollar
amount
of
all
rebates
received
by
28
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager.
29
b.
The
aggregate
dollar
amount
of
all
administrative
fees
30
received
by
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager.
31
c.
The
aggregate
dollar
amount
of
all
health
carrier
32
administrative
service
fees
received
by
the
pharmacy
benefit
33
manager.
34
d.
The
aggregate
dollar
amount
of
all
rebates
received
by
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the
pharmacy
benefit
manager
that
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager
1
did
not
pass
through
to
the
health
carrier.
2
e.
The
aggregate
amount
of
all
administrative
fees
received
3
by
the
pharmacy
benefit
manager
that
the
pharmacy
benefit
4
manager
did
not
pass
through
to
the
health
carrier.
5
f.
The
aggregate
retained
rebate
percentage
as
calculated
by
6
dividing
the
dollar
amount
in
paragraph
“d”
by
the
dollar
amount
7
in
paragraph
“a”
.
8
g.
Across
all
health
carrier
clients
with
whom
the
pharmacy
9
manager
was
contracted,
the
highest
and
the
lowest
aggregate
10
retained
rebate
percentages.
11
2.
a.
A
pharmacy
benefit
manager
shall
provide
the
12
information
pursuant
to
subsection
1
to
the
commissioner
in
a
13
format
approved
by
the
commissioner
that
does
not
directly
or
14
indirectly
disclose
any
of
the
following:
15
(1)
The
identity
of
a
specific
health
carrier.
16
(2)
The
price
charged
by
a
specific
pharmaceutical
17
manufacturer
for
a
specific
prescription
drug
or
for
a
class
18
of
prescription
drugs.
19
(3)
The
amount
of
rebates
provided
for
a
specific
20
prescription
drug
or
class
of
prescription
drugs.
21
b.
Information
provided
under
this
section
by
a
pharmacy
22
benefit
manager
to
the
commissioner
that
may
reveal
the
23
identity
of
a
specific
health
carrier,
the
price
charged
24
by
a
specific
pharmaceutical
manufacturer
for
a
specific
25
prescription
drug
or
class
of
prescription
drugs,
or
the
amount
26
of
rebates
provided
for
a
specific
prescription
drug
or
class
27
of
prescription
drugs
shall
be
considered
a
confidential
record
28
and
be
recognized
and
protected
as
a
trade
secret
pursuant
to
29
section
22.7,
subsection
3.
30
3.
The
commissioner
shall
publish,
within
sixty
calendar
31
days
of
receipt,
the
nonconfidential
information
received
by
32
the
commissioner
on
a
publicly
accessible
internet
site.
The
33
information
shall
be
made
available
to
the
public
in
a
format
34
that
complies
with
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
.
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Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
510C.3
Rules.
1
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
2
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
administer
this
chapter.
3
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
510C.4
Enforcement.
4
The
commissioner
may
take
any
action
within
the
5
commissioner’s
authority
to
enforce
compliance
with
this
6
chapter.
7
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
510C.5
Applicability.
8
This
chapter
is
applicable
to
a
health
benefit
plan
that
is
9
delivered,
issued
for
delivery,
continued,
or
renewed
in
this
10
state
on
or
after
January
1,
2020.
>
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2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
through
3
and
inserting
12
<
An
Act
relating
to
pharmacy
benefit
managers
and
information
13
related
to
the
management
of
prescription
drug
benefits,
and
14
including
applicability
provisions.
>
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